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The program has been in the works since March 2015, when Bike BC ďŹ rst contacted Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Neill Library with the idea, but the bikes only became available to students on Wednesday.

In order to check out a bike, students must go through a certiďŹ cation class with Bike BC. The course teaches riders how to safely ride on the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s streets. This includes how to signal to cars that you are making a turn and which lanes bikers can ride in. Currently, Bike BC oďŹ&#x20AC;ers the courses twice a month, said Ben Li, president of Bike BC and CSOM â&#x20AC;&#x2122;19.

Once theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re approved, students must sign a waiver, in which they agree to take care of the bikes and say they understand that there will be a ďŹ ne

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At ďŹ rst, she noticed that the tips of the broccoli were dark. She ate one piece of broccoli but after further inspection, she discovered that a piece in her salad bowl was bug-infested. She showed her friends who she was eating with, including Perla Lara, MCAS â&#x20AC;&#x2122;18. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I look at it, and I see all of these little brown things, and I was like â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Oh my God,â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;?

Lara said.

The girls found a Carney Dining Hall employee and told him about the bug infestation. He asked to see the food, and they showed him the broccoli, Lara said.

He took Manteyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s salad away and offered her a refund, as well as a free meal. He didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t, however, remove the broccoli from the salad bar, as far as the girls could tell. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I just didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t think it was taken seriously,â&#x20AC;?

Mantey said.

Despite what the girls thought, Boston College Dining Services does have a process for cleaning its produce. The vegetables in the salad bar come from a vendor that washes the produce before placing it in vacuum-sealed bags. Once BC Dining receives the food, it blanches itâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;places it in boiling water and then in cold waterâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;and puts it out in the salad bar. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I would say that in almost all cases this process would ensure that the produce in the salad bar is clean and safe to eat,â&#x20AC;? said Elizabeth Emery, head of BC Dining. â&#x20AC;&#x153;So this is a rare occurrence.â&#x20AC;?

This is the ďŹ rst time in her three years

at BC that Emery has heard of any sort of bug issue. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We certainly take the food and safety very seriously,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The FDA has very particular guidelines for handling food and produce, and we make sure to follow the guidelines.â&#x20AC;?

BC Dining has 120 employees certiďŹ ed in food safety and sanitation, many more than the one required per dining location.

So many employees are certiďŹ ed because BC Dining offers training for it twice a year.

After receiving the complaint, Emery said, BC Dining checked the remaining produce to ensure that it was not also infected.

Emery has also reached out to the vendor to notify it of the problem. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re saddened to see the photo,â&#x20AC;?

Emery said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We certainly, if a student has diďŹ&#x192;culty at all with anything dining-related, we want them to bring it to the managers so that we can address it immediately and do whatever we can to rectify the situation.â&#x20AC;?

Lara took photos of the broccoli and posted them in the BC class of 2018 and class of 2019 Facebook pages the next day.

Mantey said she has received mixed feedback on her post. Some people accused her of faking the photo and others have recognized her on campus as â&#x20AC;&#x153;the girl who posted the pictures of the broccoli.â&#x20AC;? Emery also reached out to Mantey. They are planning to meet later this week to talk about the incident.

Since Sunday, Mantey has resumed eating salads from the salad bar because she is trying to eat healthily. But she now steers clear of the broccoli and has said that she has lost her trust in BC Dining. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know that someone else ate some of the same salad bar and actually ingested something that had those insects in them,â&#x20AC;? Mantey said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s really concerning.â&#x20AC;? Â&#x201E;

for items lost or returned late. Students only have to sign the waiver once each academic year.

Several other universities across the United States, including Tufts University, have bike-sharing programs that are run through their campus libraries, said Connie Strittmatter, head of access services and collection maintenance for Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Neill Library.

To take a bike out, students go to the circulation desk in Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Neill to get a key to the bike lock. The bike rack is located on the ďŹ rst ďŹ&#x201A;oor of the Comm. Ave. garage.

The rental lasts for three days and includes a lock and key, a helmet, and a light. There are three diďŹ&#x20AC;erent size bikes with 15inch, 17.5 inch, and 20-inch wheels.

There are 10 bikes total, all of which Bike BC paid for with funds from the University.

Last semester, Bike BC hosted a pilot program to improve its program before opening it to the student body this fall.

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This year, $13,500 will go toward stipends for the members of the executive cabinet. Simons will receive a stipend of $4,000. McCaďŹ&#x20AC;rey will receive $3,500.

The vice presidents of each of UGBCâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s divisions and the AHANA Leadership Council (ALC), GLBTQ Leadership Council (GLC), and the Council for Students with Disabilities (CSD) will each receive $2,000.

The executive board, which is composed of the president, executive vice president, and vice presidents of each division, slightly decreased its annual budget this year, coming out to $35,000.

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UGBC president Russell Simons and executive VP Meredith McCaffrey pose at Convocation.

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Massachusetts voters came out to the polls to participate in the Massachusetts primary election last Thursday. In the stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s primaries, voters nominate candidates from their parties for U.S. representatives, state legislators, governorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s councilors, county sheriďŹ&#x20AC;, county

commissioner, and register of deeds. These party picks will then face oďŹ&#x20AC; in the Nov. 8 general election. Massachusetts utilizes a hybrid primary, or semi-closed primary. This means that unaďŹ&#x192;liated voters in Massachusetts are permitted to vote in the primary. Thursdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s primaries, however, saw an unusually low voter turnout, at less than 9 percent.

State primaries are generally held on Tuesdays, but this year, Labor Day posed a problem to setting up polling places, as communities would have to pay workers overtime to work on the public holiday in order to have the primary the next day. So, the election

was moved to Thursday, which could have impacted voter turnout. Before the election, Massachusetts Secretary of State William F. Galvin had predicted that voter turnout would be between 8 and 10 percent. According to the secretary of the Commonwealthâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s oďŹ&#x192;ce, less than 9 percent of registered voters in Boston showed up. The rest of the state saw low engagement, as well.

In a statement to The Boston Globe, Galvin attributed his low predictions to the large number of candidates running unopposed. In many cases, there was no vote to cast. For the nine Democrats who represent Massachusetts

in the U.S. House of Representatives, none of them drew a party challenger, and only the 9th district had a Republican primary.

For Massachusettsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; candidates for the U.S. House of Representatives, four of the nine Democratic incumbents have no challengers for the upcoming general election. The 4th congressional district, which includes Chestnut Hill, has been represented by Joe Kennedy III (D) since 2013. Kennedy was ďŹ rst elected in 2012, and is seeking his third term this November. David Rosa (R) ďŹ rst appeared on Massachusettsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; ballot in 2012, running as an Independent against Kennedy and Re-

publican Sean Bielat for a seat in the House representing the 4th congressional district.

Earning 221,303 votes of the 373,114 votes cast, Kennedy safely took the House seat. In 2014, Kennedy returned to the House without a challenger in the general election. This year, Rosa is challenging Kennedy, this time as a Republican candidate. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Leading up to the primary, I did not have a challenger â&#x20AC;Ś What was my big vision? I guess I couldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve gone ďŹ shing, but that struck me as irresponsible,â&#x20AC;? Rosa said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;So my mission was

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BC’s a cappella groups will perform in A Cappella Fest at Robsham Theater on Friday at 7 p.m.

The event is presented by The Acoustics to benefit the Morgan Center, a charity supporting children with cancer. Tickets are $12 from the Robsham Theater box office.

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Stokes Lawn will be filled with music on Saturday from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. as the Campus Activities Board hosts its first StokesSet, featuring MisterWives and Juice.

MisterWives is known for its hit single “Reflections,” which has 8.5 million views on YouTube.

The Campus Activities Board will host its first Bingo night of the semester in the Vanderslice Cabaret Room on Thursday from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Pizza and prizes will be available to attendees. CAB will hold more bingo nights during the year.

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Boston College ranked 31st on U.S. News and World Report’s 2017 best colleges list.

The universities were ranked based on several measures of academic quality, including graduation rate, financial resources, faculty resources, retention, and alumni giving.

Princeton University placed first in the ranking, followed by Harvard University, the University of Chicago, Yale University, and Columbia University.

BC was tied with University of of North Carolina-Chapel Hill (UNC) at 30th in last year’s ranking.

Although BC improved two points since last year with a score of 70, UNC narrowly ranked above BC, with a score of 71.

The Carroll School of Management placed 27th in “The Best in Undergraduate Business” rankings. BC also placed 41st in the “Great Schools Great Prices” ranking, which evaluates universities’ dedication to providing affordable college educations to students who need it.

BC was recently ranked 22nd on Forbes’s 2016 Top Colleges in America ranking. CSOM was ranked the third-best undergraduate business school by Bloomberg BusinessWeek. USA Today also ranked BC as the fifth-best college for a major in history.

“BC did well again this year in the U.S. News rankings,” Jack Dunn, Director of News and Public Affairs, said. “To be ranked in the elite company of the nation’s best universities is a tribute to the excellence of our faculty, the talent of our students, and the visionary leadership of our senior administrators.”

Gif]% :i\Xk\j 8I: `e @Z\cXe[ Boston College education professor Andy Hargreaves partnered with several other professors and education foundations around the world to create the Atlantic Rim Collaboration, an international initiative to improve elementary and secondary education systems across the globe.

The Collaboration is holding its inaugural conference this week in Reykjavik, Iceland. Eight education systems are attending the conference: the Ministries of Education of Scotland, Iceland, Ireland, Finland, Aruba, the Canadian Province of Ontario, the Office of the Secretary of Education in Vermont, and the California Board of Education.

“There are so many problems to solve in the world at this moment, but there is a constant need to support and improve the schools that educate our children and grandchildren,” Hargreaves said to The Chronicle.

ARC is attempting to create an educational movement across the globe, which will share ways of teaching and individual tools for learning. The collaboration also hopes to enable these professionals to bounce ideas off of one another through peer review.

“The initial vision of the Atlantic Rim Collaboratory is to establish a global group of educational systems that advances equity, excellence, well-being, inclusion, democracy and human rights for all students within high-quality, professionally-run systems,” Hargreaves said.

Boston College Dining Services unveiled its plans for the future of B C Dining with a Menus of Change Culinar y Showcase on Wednesday night at Corcoran Commons, Stuart Dining Hall, and McElroy Dining Hall.

In a partnership with the Menus of Change University Research Collaborative and Undergraduate Government of BC ambassadors, BC Dining hopes to revolutionize the way students eat at BC by creating more sustainable and nutritious options.

“It’s not just feeding people—we’re also trying to educate people about making better and healthier choices and explain that, you know, we’re not asking people to be vegetarians,” said Elizabeth Emery, director of BC Dining. “We’re just asking them to think about increasing the amount of vegetables and plantbased proteins in your diet.”

With a focus on different aspects of sustainability each month, BC Dining hopes to offer students more nutritional, flavorful, and sustainable meals.

The month of September will focus on buying fresh and seasonal local foods to reduce environmental impact and support local farmers, while providing the students with more flavorful produce that has more nutritional value.

Students standing in line in Corcoran Commons could be heard discussing the changes and what they thought.

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BC Dining held its first Menus of Change showcase on Wednesday, which showcased new, sustainable dining options.

“I’ve heard that there’s a lot of monotony in the menu,” said Elena DiBenedetto, the graduate nutrition intern at BC Dining. “And I’ve heard that a lot of people are excited about the change, because it’s giving people who are meat-eaters, and who are vegan, options where they can pick the same menu item and both enjoy it.”

After surveying students as they left the dining hall, Carolyn Townsend, director of environment and sustainability for UGBC and MCAS ’17, found that students weren’t as excited about the new food as she had anticipated.

Students will still be able to find more traditional foods in addition to the new options, Emery said.

“There will be lots of options and a lot of the favorites will still be there, but we’re trying to add some of these healthier, more sustainable options to what we’re

offering,” she said.

Student feedback is also encouraged, Emery said. This year, BC Dining is creating a dining advisory board to create a forum for students to voice concerns about dining hall food.

“The more student feedback we get, the better we’ll be,” Emery said.

The variety of healthy choices included a fusion burger—which is half grain and half meat—grain bowls, and tofu and meat skewers.

According to Emer y, B C brought the fusion burger to the dining halls after trying it at Grateful Burger in Beverly, Mass.

The production of the burger reduces water waste, has 50 percent fewer calories, 50 percent less fat, and 65 percent lower cholesterol.

“I tried a sample of the fusion burger before ordering it, and it tasted a little different,” Matt Chilton, CSOM ’18, said. “But when I got the jalapeño burger,

which was really good, I couldn’t even tell it was half beef and half veggie” BC Dining also plans to add more signs to dining halls to show students how to dispose of their trash in an environmentally friendly way.

Menus of Change is a holistic approach to dining on college campuses focused on sustainability, nutrition, and flavor, according to Emery. BC Dining is currently in the midst of implementing the changes. BC Dining staff members will also attend a conference about Menus of Change at Harvard University in October to continue the conversation about how to improve the student dining experience while still maintaining a focus on sustainability.

“People have to make their own choices about what they want to eat,” Emery said. “Everybody deserves a wide range of choices.”

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By Michael Zuppone For the Heights In the late 1990s, Mike Farber, BC ’89, moved to San Francisco as the technology industry was changing. He worked at Schwartz Communications , spearheading the company’s ne w ser vices in fields such as government relations and search marketing programs.

On Tuesday, undergraduate students had the opportunity to attend a lunch that featured Farber, who is now a partner at LaunchSquad. LaunchSquad is a public relations, content marketing, and video production agency with several offices across the United States.

Farber helped the founders create LaunchSquad while he was working at Schwartz Communications. He served as an adviser for the startup. Over a decade later, he joined the company himself and was tasked with creating the Boston office.

The office now has roughly 20 employees, including Farber himself.

POLICE BLOTTER Monday, Sept. 12 11:32 a.m. - A report was filed regarding vandalism to a motor vehicle at the Lower Lots.

10:16 p.m. - A report was filed regarding a medical incident at Shea Field.

At the beginning of the event, Farber reminisced about some of his fondest memories at Boston College. Throughout his time at BC, Farber worked part-time at a Legal Seafood while also managing his school work as a communication and political science double major.

“I remember taking naps at the O’Neill Library between early morning classes and late shifts at Legal Seafood,” he said.

Po st-g raduation, Farb er moved to Washington, D.C., to work at a nonprofit, before matriculating at the University of Pennsylvania Law School. At Penn, Farber had Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren as one of his professors. There, he realized that he wanted to change his career path and stray away from law.

After graduating from Penn, Farber had a brief career in broadcast journalism and realized that he wanted to work in public relations and marketing.

Farber eventually moved to the West Coast, landing in San Francisco and taking a job at

San Francisco. Years later, that connection benefitted Farber when Miner became his first client at the LaunchSquad office in Boston.

At the end of his speech, Farber left time for a questionand-answer period. Students posed questions relating to his professionalism and attire in the workplace, to what use he put his law degree, and what kind of people should go into the technology industry.

To close out the speech, Farber explained to students why he chose to stay in Boston, rather than retreating to a tech-savvy area like Silicon Valley.

“One rea son I brought LaunchSquad to Boston is because there are so many phenomenal companies here whose stories are dramatically undertold,” he said. “Contrary to popular belief, there are many bright minds and people willing to start innovative business throughout the country, as opposed to just Silicon Valley. Innovation can originate from anywhere, including BC.”

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10:12 a.m. - A report was filed regarding a traffic crash at an off-campus location.

12:55 p.m. - A report was filed regarding a fire alarm at Williams Hall.

3:32 p.m. - A report was filed regarding a fire on Lower Campus.

10:28 p.m. - A report was filed regarding a medical incident at the Flynn Sports Complex.

Tuesday, Sept. 13 9:29 a.m. - A report was filed regarding a traffic incident in the Gasson parking lot.

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Farber gave students three key pieces of advice.

He told students to focus less of their energy on a specific career path and more on a field that they are passionate about.

“Do not live life for a career, but rather what you want to do with your life as a human,” Farber said.

Farber told students about the importance of constantly engaging in self-reflection relating to both their personal and professional lives.

After he and his wife reflected on their personal life, they eventually decided that they preferred to raise their children on the East Coast, prompting them to move back to Massachusetts, where they currently reside.

Finally, Farber urged all budding entrepreneurs to do as much networking as possible when starting a new job, internship, or career.

Farber recalled meeting Rich Miner, a co-founder of Android, Inc., when Miner was a client of Schwartz Communications in

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By Chris Russo Assist. News Editor The Office of International Programs (OIP) introduced its new and evolving programs to 2,000 Boston College students at its annual Study Abroad Fair on Wednesday.

At the event, which was held in Conte Forum, the various study abroad programs were divided by region. OIP invited representatives from several departments and offices on campus, including the Office of Financial Aid, the Career Center, the Carroll School of Management, and the Lynch School of Education. These representatives answered questions students had relating to study abroad and provided them with resources.

Nearly 2,000 students attend the fair each year, according to Nick Gozik, the director of OIP. “The fair [was] a great way for students who are even just beginning to consider going abroad to learn more about their options,” Gozik said. “We

want our students to have the highest level of experience possible.”

OIP sends about 50 percent of BC students abroad on semester programs, year-long programs, and summer programs, Gozik said. This year, he expects the numbers to increase to 56 percent of students based on the number of applications OIP received in February.

Gosik attributes this increase to a boost in recruiting efforts.

BC is ranked 16th among national research universities in the percentage of students who study abroad, according to the Open Doors survey conducted by the Institute of International Education.

The most popular abroad programs are in Western Europe and Australia, Gozik said. However, OIP is looking to change that.

“One of the things we have been looking to do over the past few years is to diversify [the programs] a little bit,” Gozik said. “We want students to push themselves, get outside of their comfort zones, and grow the most they

possibly can.”

This year, OIP added programs in Asia, Africa, Latin America, and the Middle East. The office also removed some programs based on student feedback.

For example, the abroad program in Florence was adjusted because student evaluations were not coming in as strong as other programs in Italy, Gozik said.

OIP looks at student evaluations to see where students have the most meaningful experiences and adjusts programs based on that feedback. The Programa de Lis, an immersive program in Italy, received very positive feedback.

Program additions include the American University of Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates and the National University of Singapore (NUS). Both programs provide an American curriculum with classes conducted in English.

Students can also participate in programs not held by BC, called approved external programs. About 80 percent of students who go abroad engage in BC programs, while 20 percent engage in

approved external programs, according to Gozik.

Students interested in studying abroad who did not get a chance to attend the fair should first look online at the programs BC offers, Gozik said.

Once students have an idea of where to travel or what to study, students will meet with an OIP advisor in the fall to discuss his or her thoughts.

“We have a two-step advising process,” Gozik said. “It’s actually more in-depth than other places I’ve been, including Duke University, where you didn’t have to do any advising. Here we want students to feel like there is really a support network.”

The second advising session takes place with an expert adviser on the region in which the student is most interested. The adviser walks students through potential options and helps create a class schedule.

There are two sets of winter deadlines students must meet in order to apply for an abroad program. Students will then

be approved for their programs based on eligibility and class rank.

In the spring, a pre-departure process begins for accepted students. OIP recommends that students talk to their academic advisers and exchange students to prepare for their time abroad.

Gozik hoped that the fair demonstrated a key goal of OIP, to provide programs that will allow students to grow personally and professionally, which is a part of BC’s Jesuit mission.

He encouraged students to take an interest in abroad programs because he believes these programs will provide students with abilities required in today’s global workforce.

“One of our primary goals for the fair—and more broadly for study abroad at BC—is to make sure that all students know that study abroad is something available to them, regardless of background, major, or area of interest,” Gozik said. “There is a program for virtually every type of student, as well as a way to finance an abroad experience.”

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By Claire Meylan For The Heights Three leading experts spoke Wednesday evening in a roundtable discussion about the topic of anti-blackness and Christian ethics. The speakers spoke about forms of anti-blackness in both the Church and American culture, and about the Christian ethical principles that can combat the problem.

Open to the public, the event, which was co-sponsored by the Institute for the Liberal Arts, the theology department, and the African and African diaspora studies program, attracted myriad BC students, graduate students, faculty, and staff, as well as many others. The speakers captured the audience’s attention through the panel-style discussion, in which audience members had the chance to ask questions in the last 20 minutes.

The conversation began with opening remarks by Gregory Kalscheur, dean of the Morrissey College of Arts and Sciences. He began by stating how in need the world is of the resources of Christian ethics, and he emphasized the profound importance of having a conversation about race and Christian ethics.

The dialogue with the panelists began with a request from moderator Vincent Lloyd, an associate professor at Villanova University.

“Reflect for a few minutes on the way that your own scholarship speaks to the anti-racist organizing that we’re seeing flourish these last few years,” Lloyd said.

The first to respond was Ashon Craw-

ley, assistant professor of ethnic studies at the University of California, Riverside. His areas of expertise include black studies, performance theory, and sound studies.

He began with a story about a white mother who wrote a blog post attempting to reconcile her daughter’s interracial marriage with the fact that all are beloved children of God. Her acceptance of the marriage was based on the fact that her son-in-law had moved in her mind from black man to beloved son of God. “We are in a moment of post-intentional racism,” Crawley said.

Crawley ended by reconciling the ideas of ethics, blackness, and Christianity. He emphasized having a Christianity that responds to and anticipates antiblack racism.

Next to speak was panelist Kelly Brown Douglas, a professor of religion at Goucher College, as well as a priest of the Episcopal Church. She is also the author of Stand Your Ground: Black Bodies and the Justice of God, an examination of stand your ground laws that seeks to explain the shootings of unarmed black men like Trayvon Martin, who was killed in Florida in 2012.

Douglas began by examining the anti-black nature of American identity.

She explained her mission of trying to discern the very movement of God. Douglas examined the modern political climate, examining current politics through the lens of anti-blackness.

She contrasted the nature of the Black Lives Matter movement and the Make America Great Again narrative of Don-

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Panelist Bryan Massingale told the audience that grief will motivate them to seek an end to racial violence and discrimination. ald Trump, explaining that America is grounded in “Anglo-Saxon exceptionalism” designed to cherish the idea of whiteness and what she calls white possession of black bodies.

Douglas brought Christianity into the matter by raising the question, “Where is God?” “God is in those places where we are disrupting things where they are,” she said.

Bryan Massingale, a faculty member at Fordham University and a Catholic

priest in Milwaukee, was the last panelist to speak. He is one of the world’s leading Catholic social ethicists and scholars of African-American theological ethics, racial justice, and liberation theology.

Massingale explored the idea of blackness as the antithesis of holiness.

He focused on the Catholic Church, and its response to the modern Black Lives Matter movement, explaining that the Catholic Church is characterized by white aesthetics. He called for an extension of dialogue, emphasizing

that we need more justice structures to prevent discrimination.

Massingale incorporated Catholic spirituality into the matter by stating the transformative power of lament. He said we need to mourn so that we will find the motivation to demand an end to racial violence and discrimination. “‘We need to cry and to mourn and to grieve and to let our hearts and souls be ripped open because then we will find the internal motivation to say, excuse me, this shit’s got to stop,” Massingale said.

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He tagged each bike with a number so that students know which bike is theirs. Bike BC also worked with O’Neill Library to set up a space on the library’s website where students can check to see if there are bikes available.

O’Neill is trying to stagger when the bikes are taken out so that Bike BC can regularly check the bikes to be sure that they’re in good working condition.

So far, 51 students have become certified to ride and three bikes have been taken out.

Li believes that the bikes will be par-

ticularly attractive to students who don’t live on Main Campus, including freshmen on Newton Campus and upperclassmen living off-campus.

“It’s more convenient for them if they have a bike available to them,” he said. “Especially since it’s a very short ride—it’s a short exercise.”

There are also a lot of international transfer students interested in the program, Li said.

Most of these students come from countries where riding a bike is a more common mode of transportation. Out of the 51 students who are certified, approximately 10 are international students, he said.

Most of these students don’t want to buy

a bike because they are only staying for one or two semesters. This program offers them an alternative.

The third group of students using the bikes, he believes, will be those who don’t have a meal plan, because they need a way to get to the grocery store.

As the program grows, Li hopes that a broader scope of students will use the bikes for taking day trips into Boston or just for fun. He also hopes that eventually, biking will become a more popular mode of transportation among BC students.

“Down the road, I want people to think of biking as another tool they can use,” he said.

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The new bikes are kept in a bike rack on the first floor of the Commonwealth Ave. garage.

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The Rose Kennedy Greenway Chinatown Park is usually a calm oasis within downtown Boston.

Composed of lush greenery sprinkled with bright red arches, plenty of outdoor seating, and public art installations, the park is a destination for Bostonians and visitors in need of a quiet moment.

But this past Saturday, the Greenway’s Chinatown Park was abuzz with activity as visitors flocked to the third annual Lantern Festival.

The generally calm and tranquil park was filled with a large stage and adorned with countless multicolored paper lanterns, while the surrounding Chinatown streets were packed with a number of white tents.

Courtney Ho, the executive director of the Chinatown Main Street, first organized the Lantern Festival two years ago. It was originally created in order to celebrate the August moon at a time closer

to its actual occurrence. After its first year, the festival took off.

The festival officially began at 10 a.m., and festivities kicked off with the event’s opening ceremony: the traditional lion dance.

As two dancers—both under a glimmering gold lion costume—performed an intricate routine to traditional music played by nearby musicians, a large crowd filled the available seating and surrounded the stage in order to watch, infusing the area with a kind of energy and excitement that was the perfect beginning to the festival.

Performances like traditional Chinese folk dances, martial arts demonstrations, and musical demonstrations continued throughout the day, but many onlookers wandered throughout the festival during downtime, exploring the many other forms of entertainment it had to offer.

For many visitors, this meant browsing through the sea of white tents, most of which housed temporary shops for trinket vendors.

According to Ho, many of the vendors were actually local shop owners, although some were more recent startup businesses eager to get exposure for their products.

Festival goers could purchase everything from fresh strawberries, to more lasting souvenirs like large stalks of bamboo, orchids, bonsai trees, and ornate pieces of jade jewelry. One vendor also sold stunning flour figurines—a form of edible Chinese folk art—of multicolored fish, chickens, and even people, made to order.

Those in search of even more edible options were not disappointed, as the festival offered a number of choices for those looking to experience more traditional Chinese cuisine.

Easy-to-manage savory items, such as meat kabobs and soup, were available for purchase, and samples of traditional Chinese mooncakes were also available to visitors.

These mooncakes, which are dense and often filled with red bean paste, intrigued many first-time samplers, even leading

some of them to explore a few of the famous Chinatown bakeries a few steps from the food stalls.

For many of the festival’s visitors— such as Connie and Sophia, two friends who arrived at the Lantern Festival after exploring the Asian American Festival in the Boston Commons—the food available was actually the Lantern Festival’s main draw. “[This is my] first time attending the festival,” Connie said. “We heard about it and wanted to check it out because we were around … We came for food, we were hungry.”

This kind of discovery is what Ho hopes many visitors will experience.

Even if they come for the food, they will undoubtedly leave with a better idea of Chinese culture—something Ho intends to impress upon those inside and outside of the Chinatown community.

“A lot more people understand the Chinese culture [after visiting the festival],” Ho said. “They understand what a moon cake is now, [and] some people are

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If you get off at the Park Street T stop, turn right, crossing busy Tremont St., you will most likely head toward a bustling area that reminds me of an overgrown alleyway: Downtown Crossing.

Because it’s a shopping destination organized around an intersection of wide streets, Downtown Crossing can be treacherous for the absent-minded walker to navigate. There’s just so much going on at ground level—people zigzagging from store to store who you need to avoid bumping into, puddles to make sure you don’t step in, cobblestones to not trip over—that your eyes tend to anchor themselves to the pavement in front of you. It’s a kind of survival technique.

But if you can manage to unglue your eyes from the sidewalk, you have a fairly good chance of looking toward the sky above you, where you might notice something suspended from the towering buildings on either side of you. If it’s a sunny day, this object might look like a giant square of rainbow glimmering in the air. If the sky happens to be more overcast, you may be able to discern the details of the hanging object a little better, and understand that it is a hanging mosaic of shining shapes. Your eyes might even travel down the street a little farther, allowing you to discover that yet another of these patchwork rainbows hangs a mere block from the first.

Now after noticing these, you might think something along the lines of ‘Huh, that’s cool,’ and continue along with your day. Alternatively, you might think Now here’s a landmark I can work with, and determinedly log the hanging squares into your memory.

When I first saw these patches, my train of thought definitely followed along with the second option. This is mostly because I have a remarkably terrible sense of direction. Basically, if I didn’t have landmarks like shiny mosaic rainbows hanging around the city above me, I would spend most of

my time wandering around lost—even with the assistance of Google Maps.

These iridescent squares were actually how I first got to know Boston, because if you can find your way through Downtown Crossing, you can essentially get yourself anywhere in the city without really knowing where you’re going.

Taking a left after walking under the first mosaic will get you to Faneuil Hall in no time, and once you get there, the North End (with all of its alluring pastas) is only a couple of blocks away. Heading straight under both mosaics and then in a generally rightish direction will land you in Chinatown—an area I prize not only for its plethora of bubble tea shops and tiny bakeries, but also for housing one of my favorite noodle establishments in the city.

The floating rainbows quickly became more than a necessary presence in my life—they allowed me to give other people my own haphazard version of directions, and they filled me with a sense of comfortable independence whenever I walk under them. As long as I could locate the first giant, hanging rainbow square, I knew that I could get myself where I needed to go without getting dangerously lost. In an unfamiliar city, these objects help me maintain the slight—but oftentimes necessary—illusion that I am reliably in control of the situation.

And even though I technically don’t need the glistening rainbows to find my way through Downtown Crossing anymore, I was gripped by panic the other day when a friend referred to them as temporary.

‘Temporary?’ I thought with horror.

‘No, that’s not possible.’ Even though I have no idea why the hanging shape rainbows are there (or who made them, or what they are actually called) I assumed that they would always be there.

Like with many other things that I incorporate into my daily life, I take the giant rainbows for granted without even knowing what they really are—something that is a dangerous practice in a city where things are always changing.

I guess that’s why I have backup landmarks.

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One financial tech startup, Alfie, is working to popularize a financial product called an Income Share Agreement (ISA) via its model, which involves strong analytics and huge brainpower.

Alfie is the brainchild of Dutch entrepreneur Pepijn van Kesteren. The company’s name stands for Alternative Finance in Education, and it works to help make university loans more manageable for a wide array of students.

ISA is essentially a program through which a student receives money up front to pay for school and commits to a fixed period post-graduation during which they pay a fixed percentage of their income back to whoever loaned them the money. This starkly opposes the traditional model, in which a student receives a principal amount of money and pays interest on it indefinitely until it is paid off. ISAs offer flexibility to graduates. These ISAs are then put into diversified holdings that allow investors to mitigate risk.

Van Kesteren studied at Utrecht University

in the Netherlands, while also spending time at the University of Florida.

“I didn’t have to pay for my college in Florida, but I did see the receipts,” Van Kesteren said.

Since education is subsidized in the Netherlands, these high prices seemed unreasonable for van Kesteren. This is how he first got the inspiration to figure out a way for American students to be able to pay for their education in a reasonable way.

“Well, isn’t education supposed to be an investment in yourself and also an investment for the country?” he said.

He did not act immediately. He got his master’s and eventually wound up at McKinsey and Groupinhg, where he stayed for two and a half years. Once he landed at MIT’s Sloan School of Management for his MBA, van Kesteren got Alfie off the ground.

He got a team together of his peers and worked with his contacts from both McKinsey and MIT to figure out a way to solve this new problem.

The current core team has changed quite a bit since the company’s inception, as van Kesteren realized he had to diversify the skill set within the group to generate the most value possible. David Kafafian, van Kesteren’s co-founder, has a strong legal background, which was vital in navigating Securities and Exchange Commission regulations and laws around student loans.

like, ‘I know August Moon, I know what that is.’”

Despite the festival’s success, Ho does not plan to expand the festival soon. This is partly because of how well the Chinatown Park space lends itself to such an event, and partly because of the relative ease of organizing a festival of this smaller size.

As she had most of the details worked out after leading the festival for so many years, Ho noted that this year’s biggest challenge was installing the elaborate overhead lantern display with a rented wooden crane.

Even with her experience, Ho emphasizes that the festival certainly changes, and hopes that the next Lantern Festival will not only bring curious new faces, but some familiar ones as well.

“Things change from year to year, so sometimes just coming down [is what visitors should do],” Ho said. “Sometimes new performances come up, different performances come up, whether it’s more Western traditions or more cultural traditions.”

As it has matured, Alfie has focused on its strong analytics to figure out how to bundle students in the most risk-mitigating way possible.

“Through analytics we can know someone’s income profile better than they know themselves,” Van Kesteren said.

It may seem that Alfie is incredibly particular in its selection of students eligible for its ISAs, but it it turns out that students who have better financing opportunities or are expecting to make enough to quickly pay off loans are generally not interested in ISAs, as they can wind up paying more than their principal back.

“We don’t just look at students from top-tier business schools. ... we believe that creating a more diverse portfolio will allow us to hedge against individual risk,” he said.

“A product that gives you this freedom and flexibility and risk protection is extremely interesting, and it is for a population that is completely underserved by the student debt market.”

As for the future of Alfie, it is currently mostly funded by seed funding and entrepreneurial competitions. The company is working with interested angel investors but wants to wait until it has more traction to accept significant investments. Van Kesteren has given some thought to the future as far as capital structure, and he notes that the ideal situation would be for Alfie to grow enough to have an IPO. He is not opposed to working with other companies in the sector and developing a stronger and larger model.

However, just this semester, Purdue University began work collaborating with a company called Vemo Education to make ISAs available to students.

Van Kesteren feels that this model has a future in being offered by universities to their students as a funding option for their educations and could become a large scale implementation. He points to the possibility of unlocking the human potential in students, a potential that is often shackled by loan debt, as the reason for his and his team’s work.

Over the last 25 years, the median student debt per student has more than tripled, but the median income from graduates grew by less than 2 percent Van Kersten said. To him, this is creating enormous pressure on graduates, as they are forced into careers that allow them to pay their debt, and no longer have the freedom and flexibility to pursue a career of passion and impact.

He wants the Alfie ISA to give students that flexibility again, and to unlock the innovative potential that’s available in them.

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The new taproom, located adjacent to the brewery’s main bar, keeping with the rustic-industrial theme, will allow up to 80 more seated patrons in the establishment as they try the newest blends the locale has to offer.

By Juan Olavarria Metro Editor Michael Oxton, Mike O’Mara, and Rob Burns, co-founders of Night Shift Brewing, have opened up an annex adjacent to their existing locale to address a problem most business owners only dream of: long lines, and a waiting list of retailers eager to carry their product.

The new annex will feature enough room for 80 seated people in the space, while having the capacity to expand to 150 for special events.

Night Shift, which is in Cambridge, also incorporated an additional bar into this space adjacent to its existing taproom, and it will help accommodate the growing crowds at the establishment.

It will also maintain the 24 draft lines the main bar has, while keeping the same feel the original taproom has with its rustic-industrial bar stools. The new area will also have a

lounge area with weathered leather couches and armchairs, all surrounding a gas-powered fireplace.

It’s a testament to the company’s philosophy that the brewery would rather forgo an aura of exclusivity by having long lines outside its previous taproom for a more inclusive atmosphere catered toward improving the customer experience.

“The NSB philosophy is built around creating and sharing a world-class culture that stems from our passions,” Oxton said in an email. “This influences every aspect of our company from our staffing, to our taproom experience, to our processes on the production floor—we’re committed to sharing this worldclass culture through everything we do.”

The popular brewery has seen its success skyrocket since its beginning in 2012, when the brewery was but a hobby for the co-founders to partake in.

“All three of us worked various desk jobs [or] day shifts, before starting the brewery—

one in finance, one in sales/customer service, and one in software engineering,” he said. “We all lived together in Somerville after college, where we began home brewing.”

Night Shift entered the beer industry at a time when Boston was just beginning to tap into the potential of craft brews. At bars all around the city, individuals can find more than their fair share of local brews on tap, with many opening their doors within the last five years. This new trend has seen the demand for local or microbrews increase to the extent that taprooms, just like the one Night Shift owns, have been sprouting in and around the city.

“The reception from the local community has been overwhelming,” Oxton said. “Our taproom is filled all week long with everyone from devoted locals to tourists from all over the country.”

For Night Shift, making a product people in the area will appreciate has been at the top of its to-do list ever since the beginning.

Oxton said that people in this area really seem

to care about where their product comes from and how it’s made.

This culture has been a boon to Night Shift—many of its customers are those who are seeking a specific experience when they go to taprooms, like the one it provides. By being engaged with the community and actively participating in open events in the taproom, it has managed to create a large, loyal following.

“Night Shift puts an enormous focus on producing fresh, memorable, world-class beers, and creating a shared beer culture around them,” Oxton said. “We never cut corners and our quality assurance and quality control process has become a huge part of our focus.”

In keeping with the trends nationwide, the brewery has not focused entirely on a single style of craft, instead trying out different blends and rolling them out into the taproom on a regular basis to test the market for its products.

This part of its business model, the taproom experience, has been one of the most impor-

tant aspects of the company, with the original taproom accounting for more than 50 percent of its revenue, according to Oxton. This is what prompted them to expand its service area and serve more eager customers.

Not everything has been smooth sailing since the company’s inception, however, with the founders having to put in long hours and experiment with different tastes.

But it was this willingness to evolve and adapt to changing tastes that have made Night Shift one of the best-known breweries in the Northeast. It even received an invitation to compete in the 2016 World Cup of Beer, in which a panel of experts determine the best beer around the world from 175 entries. “[In order to succeed] humility is probably one of the biggest keys … you’re never done improving, someone’s always doing it better, and you’re going to have way more bad ideas than good ones,” Oxton said. “You just have to be okay with that, and you have to act on the good ideas, not the bad ones.“

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Massachusetts is a historically blue state.

According to state data, since 1948, there have been more registered Democratic voters than Republican voters. As of February this year, Democrats are registered at three times the rate of Republicans. Heading into the general election, in the state senate, the Democratic Party holds 34 of the 40 seats. At the national level, however, the Republican Party holds the majority in the U.S. House of Representatives. Ballotpedia rates the election for the 4th congressional district as safely Democratic.

“As a Republican, I will now be in a very good position to engage my fellow Republicans in working on initiatives that will help set the stage for the revitalization of the economy,” Rosa said. “Now, the 4th

congressional district would have a Republican sitting there with other Republicans to collaborate, cooperate, and set the stage, and help businesses of all sizes improve their circumstance.”

Rosa noted that it may be “counterproductive” to keep electing Democrats into the House of Representatives because of the Republican majority in the House. He feels that Republican congressmen could benefit the business climate of Massachusetts.

Politics has gotten more polarized recently. Party affiliation often trumps fact, rationale, and merit. Rosa insists that he has an obligation to be respectful to the viewpoints of Democrats, as long as they speak to the merit of their position. And when it comes to the economy, both Rosa and Kennedy are concerned.

“First and foremost, many of the people in the district are concerned about the economy, the revitalization of the economy,”

Rosa responded when asked what the biggest issue in the 4th district was. “The economy and its vitality. It’s important ... especially in the 4th congressional district and the state of Mass.”

According to Rosa’s campaign website, he hopes to encourage business growth by slashing Affordable Care Act funding, reining in the deficit, helping to keep interest rates low, and promoting the value of the dollar.

He would also support environmental rules that encourage affordable energy.

Kennedy, on the other hand, advocates raising the minimum wage, expanding paid sick days and family leave, and supporting local businesses, according to the campaign website. It goes on to say that Kennedy believes that the public and private sectors must work together to build an economy that leaves no one behind.

Part of Kennedy’s strategy has been to get students on board. It reflects a trend in this

election cycle of students supporting candidates who reach out to them, most notably Senator Sanders’ presidential campaign. The College Democrats of Boston College have worked closely with Kennedy’s campaign in the past. This past week, CDBC volunteered to help prepare a lawn sign distribution event at the campaign’s Newton office. Kennedy’s office did not respond to The Heights’ request for comment.

“Congressman Joe Kennedy is a strong and ardent supporter of the College Democrats of Boston College, and the organization has had a very productive relationship with him in years past,” said Rohit Bachanim, CDBC e-board member and CSOM ’19. “This year, the CDBC board has corresponded with the Kennedy campaign quite frequently in light of the primary—students have had the opportunity to promote the Congressman’s platform, and advocate for Congressman Kennedy in localities.”

Rosa also welcomes and encourages students to get involved in the election, stating that students today can play a role that has not been there in the past.Based on time and circumstance, Rosa explains, students can participate in a campaign in a variety of ways, including phone calls, social media, and door knocking. The Boston College Republicans (BCR) were not available for comment. Rosa did not explicitly mention any involvement with their organization and the BCR’s Facebook page did not contain any mention to the 4th district candidate.

“I guess my message to the students today would be, if you’re going to engage, look for it to be an experience where you go learn from the people on the ground, the people with more experience … Look to do some task that is not emotionally charged, that you would be proud,” Rosa said. “Name-calling on Facebook would not be something you put on your resume that would help you.”

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By Michelle Wu Heights Staff Boston’s City Hall Plaza will officially be redeveloped by the Boston Garden Development Corporation (BGDC), division of Delaware North and the owner and operator of TD Garden, the Mayor’s Office has announced. The revamped area will include a European-style street market and an outdoor ice skating path.

Ed Chazen, a professor with the Business Law and Society department, believes that the first thing to consider is the history of the area.

He stated that the Plaza, located in front of Boston’s City Hall in the Government Center area, has not taken off since its days as Scollay Square. With a great location and huge space, it still holds the potential to become an attractive and popular civic space.

Earlier this spring, the city of Boston announced that BGDC had won the race to renovate City Hall Plaza. The enhancement of the area is part of Boston Mayor Martin J. Walsh’s, WCAS ’09, plan to create a welcoming public space at City Hall and to make the plaza a year-round destination.

Charlie Jacobs, CEO for Delaware North’s Boston Holdings, shares Walsh’s visions for the partnership with the city of Boston. Jacobs said in the press release that City Hall Plaza is the “heart of the city,” and the Boston Hold-

ings team is excited to be fashioning a winter experience, as well as for other seasons, that will capture the attention of the residents and visitors of Boston.

“I think it is a really nice idea to revitalize the downtown area,” Claire Marvin, CSOM ’18, said. “Although the new improvements would not entice me enough to go to the City Hall Plaza during the rest of the year, I will probably go check it out during the holidays.”

With the winter activities, the city will have the first, custom-designed outdoor skating path in New England and a European-inspired holiday shopping market to look forward to.

When he first heard about the new plans, William Torsiglieri, MCAS ’18, expressed his enthusiasm.

“I love to skate so I would definitely take advantage of the outdoor skating path, and the market would provide a perfect opportunity to get my Christmas shopping in right after the activity,” Torsiglieri said.

Torsiglieri noted that, as a young consumer, the new renovations would be beneficial for the city’s publicity since it would provide beautiful backdrop scenery for social media platforms, such as Instagram posts.

Opening after Thanksgiving through Feb. 2017, the 11,000-square foot outdoor ice path will provide an exciting new experience in comparison to a traditional ice rink. There will also be resident and youth skating programs,

with the date to be determined.

The outdoor holiday shopping market will open after Thanksgiving and continue through New Year’s Day 2017. To create the winter atmosphere, the market will feature seasonal delicacies and interactive attractions provided by local and international vendors. Visitors will be able to find food and beverage offerings inside individual Swiss chalets.

Kafilat Obasola, MCAS ’18, is skeptical about the popularity of the European inspired holiday shopping market among students.

Students might not want to make the trek to downtown Boston just to stroll the markets, she said.

“With Faneuil Hall and Quincy Market close by, I’m not sure if the new market will provide a better alternative to the existing marketplaces,” Obasala said. “It would have been nice to be able to experience the market during the fall season when the weather would have provided the perfect temperature for taking a stroll outside.”

Similarly, Chazen’s initial reaction was doubt towards the ability of the new Plaza in generating visitors.

“Boston already had a great and successful model that the City should have replicated,” Chazen said. “The Leventhal Park, located in the Financial district and less than a 10-minute walk from the Plaza, offers many great amenities including the Great Lawn and a cafe.”

Since the partnership, BGDC has been working with the city’s Property Management Department for plans to install shaded picnic tables on City Hall Plaza. The new seating options will test the success of the area as a gathering spot for commuters and visitors.

Obasola agreed that the seating areas, coupled

with art pieces and statues, would help to make the area look lively.

“This way, City Hall Plaza would not have to be a place where you go to do something,” Obasala said. “Accessible seating such as benches would allow students to just go sit and hang out.”

JUAN OLAVARRIA / HIEGHTS EDITOR

Government Center will get a facelift which will include restaurants and a skating path.

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L>9: 9l[^\k ?\cgj ;`m\ij`kp >iflgj# I\hl`i\j KiXejgXi\eZp The Undergraduate Government of Boston College (UGBC) will receive an organizational allocation of $327,999 for the 2016-17 school year.

Though the student government requested an additional $10,000, it was allocated the same amount of money as last year.

One of the most notable changes from last year’s budget is a decrease in requested funding for the Student Assembly (SA) and an increase for subdivisions within the division of Diversity and Inclusion, such as the AHANA Leadership Council and the GLBTQ Leadership Council.

Other sections of the budget, including the executive council stipends, remain generally unchanged.

One positive aspect of this budget is the diversion of funds toward groups that need them more.

The SA is mainly focused on proposing and voting on policy issues. Last year, it only used a fraction of its planned budget.

Allocating funds more toward Diversity and Inclusion groups is a good way to promote programming for the student body and events such as the GLC Gala and ALC Showdown.

The increase in funds will also fund an established event for the Council for Students with Disabilities, similar to GLC’s Gala and ALC’s Showdown.

These events are not only positive for the advocacy groups behind them, but also allow students to benefit from the money they pay to the student activities fee that goes to UGBC. Through these and other events, Diversity and Inclusion has developed a good track record of program creation that turns student activity fee money into a tangible benefit for students.

It is important to note that the money UGBC uses comes from the student body.

Every student pays a $330 student activity fee each year to support UGBC, as well as the Campus Activities Board, the Student Organization Funding Committee, and club sports.

UGBC’s budget costs each student ap-

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proximately $36 of this activity fee. Because the SA did not spend a large portion of its allocated budget last year, the reallocation of the funds to Diversity and Inclusion groups is an effective way to make the most out of students’ money.

Another important part of dealing with this large amount of student money is transparency. While the UGBC budget outlines money set aside for each division, there should be a more specific budget released to show students how their money is being spent within each division, including events and other costs.

A more detailed breakdown of events and speakers would show students where their money is going and promote transparency in student government.

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“Accepting oneself does not preclude an attempt to become better.”

-Flannery O’Connor, The Habit of Being

LETTER TO THE EDITOR A Response to “Johnson and the Future of Third Parties” Tragically, some American voters are under the delusion that choosing a president is about finding someone with character and solid principles. I am indebted to Matthew BeDugnis for his noble attempt, in his recent column “Johnson and the Future of Third Parties,” to remind all of us what this momentous election is really about: finding a candidate who can properly answer geography questions.

Sure, Trump’s nationalism, sexism, imperialism, and racism aren’t a lot of fun, and Clinton’s corruption, lies, and lawbreaking aren’t things to be proud of, but what if President Johnson blanked on, say, the capital of Uzbekistan on live television? Our nation would be humiliated.

Better to settle for watching Trump tear families apart, rule like a dictator, and pin yellow crescents on Muslim Americans than to endure the embarrassment of having to remind our next president where Ankara is located. Better to settle for Clinton’s

influence-peddling, pocket-lining, noholds-barred corruption than to endure the national embarrassment of President Johnson’s misidentifying the leader of Tibet.

And heaven forbid that Johnson try to inject a third-party perspective into a debate watched by millions of Americans. He might “distract” from Trump and Clinton’s uplifting, positive, intellectual discussion of key issues like her health or his hairline.

The last thing we need in this election is any kind of contrarian distraction.

While some may continue to naively make their voting choices based on trivial qualities like moral virtue or policy stances, the thinking reader will realize, thanks to BeDugnis’ column, that presidential elections really ought to hinge upon the candidate’s ability to point out far-flung places on a map.

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Each year, the stipends for UGBC executives are discussed. Russell Simons, UGBC president and MCAS ’17, will receive a $4,000 stipend this year, Meredith McCaffrey, UGBC executive vice president and MCAS ’17, will receive $3,500, and the five vice presidents will each receive $2,000.

Keeping these stipends does allow students with financial restrictions to consider working for UGBC, and their removal could lead to a student government populated by those who do not need a job while in college.

On the other hand, these are substantial amounts of money that students who volunteer for other time-consuming student organizations do not receive.

Ideally, the money for the stipends as well as the rest of the budget will go toward creating a better community for BC students.

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Last Thursday’s Massachusetts primary gave students at Boston College an opportunity to participate in the political process. While the primary had a very low turnout, less than 9 percent, it brought out commendable civic engagement in campus groups such as the College Democrats of Boston College (CDBC). Most of the primary races were uncontested, but they mark the beginning of general election campaigns that offer students the opportunity to further volunteer. CDBC worked extensively with Rep. Joe Kennedy’s campaign, including lawn sign distribution, publicity events, and other forms of promotion. It has been working with the Kennedy campaign since he was first elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 2012. It has maintained consistent support for Kennedy and have gotten a number of BC students involved in the political process. This kind of work engages students in a direct and necessary way while also helping to set a precedent for what a college political group at BC can do.

In an interview with The Heights, the Republican candidate running against Kennedy, David Rosa, also mentioned the kind of political involvement students can engage in, such as phone calls, social media, or door-to-door campaigning. For students who support a candidate, pursuing opportunities such as these is a way to better understand the ground-level work of a political campaign and attempt to work for something he or she believes in. Groups

The views expressed in the above editorials represent the official position of The Heights, as discussed and written by the Editorial Board. A list of the mem-

such as the College Democrats offer great opportunities to join these efforts alongside other students. The College Republicans of Boston College also offer similar opportunities, although it has been less involved in this particular congressional race. Rosa did not reference any BC student activity in his campaign and the CRBC Facebook group has not posted any events regarding his candidacy.

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INSOMNIA - When you’re stuck in the timeless nothing of tangled sheets and bone-crushing exhaustion, waiting desperately for just the slightest hint of sleep, you start thinking about a lot of things. Strange revelations, disturbing ideas, a barrage of nostalgia, and one or two coherent thoughts about your life all congeal into a meaty brain goulash. Your eyes well with tears as Lana Del Rey lyrics play through the back of your mind. Looking back on your life, you see the truth. You’ve been doing it all wrong. You’ve squandered all the greatest moments. All the amazing people, the experiences, the sausages. All gone. “I’ll change,” you whisper into the night. “I’ll appreciate everybody. I’ll look on the world with the optimistic fervor of a child.

Everyone will know the depth of my caring soul. I will triumph over the cruel world.” “What the hell’s wrong with you?” your roommate says. “Go to sleep, or I’m gonna make you sleep outside again.” With an angry grunt, you pass a little gas your roommate’s way to demonstrate your deeply caring soul.

Do a search on Amazon for the title “Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff ” and a long list will appear. There is a text for everyone, as well as versions that target working individuals, teens, or even those in love. Worrying about the little things in life is something everyone can relate to. Delving into my past, I can say with certainty that at times, the small stuff does matter.

For example, a ballerina who doesn’t focus on a seemingly infinite number of precise details has no hope of joining a professional company. If a coxswain doesn’t line the boat up precisely at the start line, the crew will be disqualified from the race.

After working as a waitress at a prestigious country club in the Boston area, however, I learned that what matters most is our ability to ascertain when the small stuff matters and when it doesn’t.

And when it doesn’t, our concerns look a bit foolish.

“Where is the quinoa on this salad?”

The firm tone of the woman’s voice, combined with the scowl on her face, made the question come off more like a statement. “And you brought me a full glass of wine. I ordered a half glass.” She glanced over at her husband and rolled her eyes. I, on the other hand, began to question why I took this job. We all have people in our lives who intimidate us.

Someone who makes us feel inferior and causes us to question our own abilities.

For me, this person was dressed in a visor and a tennis skirt, and at the moment, she was doing a great job of making me feel incompetent.

I applied to be a waitress at the insistence of my mother, who to this day tells stories about waitressing in high school.

A week after hitting the submit button on

the application, I found myself standing in the lobby of the palatial clubhouse, complete with overstuffed chairs, a fireplace, and a grand staircase. When the dining room manager appeared, I plastered a smile on my face, eager to show him that I was a good fit for the hospitality industry. Five minutes later, I skipped out the door with my training binder, name tag, and complimentary club polo shirt. How hard could this job possibly be?

On day one, I shadowed a veteran waitress who shared what she told me was her best piece of advice: don’t be intimidated by the members—they’re just people. I looked at her and laughed, unsure of what she meant. I quickly learned, however, that the members had high expectations.

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With much reluctance, I dragged myself back the next day. The training wheels had come off, and I was expected to take tables on my own. Making my way through the sea of Lily Pulitzer and Vineyard Vines, I approached my first table.

“Hi, I’m Amy, and I’ll be your server tonight. How are you this evening?” No response. The members kept their gazes down as if they had been hypnotized by their menus. I wish the lack of a warm

welcome was the worst part of my night.

There was the woman who was upset because her salad was “too big,” the man who started yelling when I told him that we had run out of key lime pie, and the retired professor who, not pleased with his meal, decided to go back to the kitchen and cook it himself. I had only worked one night, and I already wanted to quit.

It took a few weeks, but I eventually overcame my fear of the dining room occupants. I even started to find their “small stuff ” requests amusing. I still wished they would frown less and just enjoy their friends and family. Give their excess salad to their significant other, go ahead and drink the extra half glass of wine, and simply wipe away the cumin with their fork.

They weren’t aware of it, but they were ruining their evening by sweating the small stuff.

Just like the country club members, Boston College students worry about the little things all the time. Sometimes it’s warranted, sometimes it’s not.

We get overly anxious when we receive a poor grade on homework or a quiz, despite the fact that these assignments often make up an insignificant portion of our overall course grade. In this case, the time we spend worrying would be better spent meeting with the professor and ensuring that we have a good understanding of the high-level concepts. There are also many occasions when we don’t get selected to join a club or sports team. Although disappointing, these situations give us the opportunity to discover something else we are passionate about. So, let’s not work ourselves up into a frenzy over the small stuff. Instead, let’s strive to learn when the small stuff matters and when it doesn’t.

Our time at BC is short. Unlike the country club staff, we want to enjoy every minute.

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Why is it in both? I thought I was writing an editorial about sustainable toilet paper. Where am I? Is that an iguana? What is this waking nightmare?

THAT SHAKY VOICE THING/TURNING RED/SWEAT Y PALMS/SHAKING There’s nothing worse than your body reminding you that you’re an insecure mess. Whatever the situation may be, you hope to go into it full of confidence, self-assurance, and a little something we here at The Heights call muffinswagger. Instead, the blood rushes to your face in 0.8 seconds, and you know that you look like a cherry, you sound like you’re having a small stroke, you’re sweating like a wildebeest and shaking frantically. Your body is in full-on panic mode. You are being assaulted by embarrassment and your only option is to run. Turning quickly, you take a bounding step and run directly into a frail older man, knocking him to the ground.

Everyone’s screaming and you can’t breathe and the walls are closing in. You close your eyes, unable to escape this ridiculous scene, and then realize that you’re just words on a page in a college newspaper being written by someone who has to end this before he runs out of space. Thank God for meta Thumbs Down columns, you think, as you disappear into the nothingness from which you came.

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9I@KK8EP JD@K? The rising cost of higher education has opened up a question regarding the value and necessity of becoming a college graduate. The boundless dissemination of this question is careless, at best.

When I read and hear about research that claims a post-secondary degree has no value, or that people with a technical or vocational degree have higher lifetime earnings than a four-year degree or graduate degree holder to justify not attending a bachelor or graduate degree program, I cringe. Not because I question the merit of these research studies (I do admittedly wonder about the research variables being used) but because the implications of these findings are dangerous.

There is a case to be made for the opportunity and choice of an education.

I filter these studies through the lens of someone who grew up working-class on the East Side of Detroit. It is a community that values education, but also a place where tangible examples of college graduates aren’t always available.

In my community and others like it that battle neglect and historical oppression from generational and institutional systems of economic and educational inequality, the aftermath of this type of social exclusion is that college graduates are few in number.

It is difficult to think that higher education is a viable option if there aren’t viable financial resources available to help. I remember when I was applying to colleges, my mother made it clear that if I did not accept a generous scholarship offer presented to me to attend the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, where I went before attending law school here at Boston College, that I would be attending the local community college. The option of choosing to attend college at all made the difference for me. With a scholarship, I was pre-

sented with an opportunity to attend a four-year institution. But so often, other people in my community cannot choose between going to a four-year institution and not.

The order of social politics, government, policies, and systems often take away the choice for many in inner-city life, leaving people in my community with few options.

When high school graduation comes around in May and June, students are often left with the hard decision of deciding between balancing their ambitions, which may include going to a four-year institution and getting a local job to help pay the bills. Very often students choose to attempt to do both—work and go to school.

These obstacles, unfortunately, prevent some from ever experiencing the full exposure and benefit of higher education. Research that claims post-secondary education is unnecessary does not factor in the impact it can have in communities where disenfranchisement has led to a lack of college graduates. Research on the unnecessity of higher education excludes a diversity of people from actually attending, when, in reality, higher-ed institutions need diverse students in their classrooms, not outside their doors.

Working-class and low-income communities in inner cities like Detroit and Chicago are often relegated to areas that are ghettoized by economics, conflated by race, and distanced from full economic security and prosperity. Often, vocational, industrial, and technical training or education is not a choice. In my community, this kind of education is the natural next step after high school graduation or a GED program because of the immediate need for a paycheck to survive. A significant amount of Detroit’s population that has lived in the city for years won’t have the chance to fully participate in the city’s emerging meritocratic “brain economy,” in which jobs are limited to those with at least bachelor’s degrees.

From the end of WWII until about the 1970s, an economy existed in which a college and a post-graduate degree

weren’t necessary and didn’t always translate to an increased livable wage that allowed for discretionary income.

There were people who worked in car factories, for example, who could make a six-figure income through overtime pay and union negotiation with only a high school diploma.

Though this type of economy was left behind years ago, studies from groups such as the Brookings Institution, tell people who are already starting from behind the finish line that they can catch up in the new economy with only a high school diploma. A college degree provides an additional option for economic opportunity beyond technical and vocational jobs and education.

It is careless to disseminate information that gives a false impression of how valueless a degree from a higher education institution is when such a degree can make the difference between choosing a vocational job and being forced into one. Research that justifies closing the door to higher education should not use anecdotes and quantitative data that do not fully reveal or take into account the social fabric of this country.

I support robust research that creates solutions for pressing concerns and has a social mission. I am in favor of a study investigating the value of higher education that considers the livelihood and resources of people within working-class and low-income communities where the educational attainment on average does not reach at least a post-secondary degree from a four-year institution.

If the outcome of that study is measured against the livelihood and resources of people living in communities where the majority educational attainment is at least a post-secondary degree from a four-year institution, I would suggest further analysis to understand the wider impact of a higher education degree given these variables. And I promise, value for a post-secondary degree will be found in both instances.

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B8IC J8CQD8EE If you will allow a bohemian Tory, unrepentant of thoroughgoing traditionalist conservatism—a wholehearted defender of what T.S. Eliot called “the permanent things”—an unapologetic Republican—and a proud American—to introduce himself.

Admittedly, being a conservative is difficult in this progressive and egalitarian age. I will not apologize for my conservatism, even as I know that conservatism is considered by some (not all) of leftist bent to be of a lower moral grade than devil-worship. Last year, some of you may remember, I sent a letter to the editor critiquing a story on the visit of journalist and Black Lives Matter primogenitor Ta-Nehisi Coates. The backlash to the letter was incredible, to say the least. I was mocked, threatened, and had about every profanity in the book thrown at me. To paraphrase my original letter, I was not surprised at the backlash, but I was disappointed.

Now, there are those of you, reading this right now, who wildly disagree with me—yet respect my opinion. Thank you. I respect yours as well, and maybe we can debate respectfully, listen to each other, learn from each other, and work together. As for those individuals who refuse to listen to anything I say or write, who close their ears and their minds and drown out dissent in a stream of “he’s a racist, she’s a racist, he’s a sexist, she’s a homophobe”—to those individuals, I invite you to talk with me and with other conservatives, to read this column, to consider the other side even as I’m considering your side every day. I assure you that I have neither horns nor pitchfork. If you do care about others, if your mind is open, or if you are yourself (God bless you!) of a conservative bent, then I invite you to come along for the ride over the next few weeks.

We may as well start by asking, “What is conservatism?” Of course, I can’t cover the topic in great detail in this short space.

Russell Kirk, for example, devoted an entire 535-page book to it. Yet we can clear a few preliminary confusions, prevalent especially in this current madcap election, in which neither candidate is particularly conservative.

First of all, conservatism is not an ideology. Au contraire, the conservative recognizes that ideology is, as Kirk put it, “…a political formula that promises mankind an earthly paradise; but in cruel fact what ideology has created is a series of terrestrial hells.” Ideology is an inverted religion; it seeks to explain all aspects of life, including history and philosophy, with politics. Marxism, for example, is an ideology. There is a peculiarly Marxian march of history, a mish-mash of Hegel combined with class struggle. Conservatism is not an ideology—its primary focus is the revitalization of culture. Politics plays a major role in conservative thought, but it is not the only focus.

Second, we believe in tradition. We support traditional marriage, for example, because it is our heritage as a people, a culture, a civilization. We can no more change the meaning of a word and institution like marriage, referring to the intended lifelong union of man and woman, husband and wife, than you can change the meaning of the season autumn. We believe that we have learned, and are still learning, from the wisdom of our ancestors—the communion of souls that unites past, present, and future in one glorious moment. Tradition is our watchword—we care about it, because it is the only means by which we know our past to better our future. We stand strongly against chronological snobbery; we do not believe that something is correct simply because it is new. Our ancestors were the giants, and, if we see farther than they, it is only because we stand on their shoulders.

Third, in terms of politics, we support the politics of prescription. We do not despise change per se, but we dislike rapid and sweeping change. A surgeon does not slice open his patient without considering every risk, and even then he proceeds slowly and cautiously; a swimmer does not dive into a pool without first considering its depth.

Of course, it is not popular to talk about “the wisdom of our ancestors” or “the permanent things” in this era. I hope to examine these points with you over the next few weeks, especially in reference to what is happening around us nowadays. The conservative may be one of a dying breed in this fallen world, but (to paraphrase Kirk) one still capable of a last shrewd cut or thrust before twilight.

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A majority of the funds for the executive board go toward the boardâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s stipends and operating expenses.

UGBCâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Diversity and Inclusion branch greatly increased its overall budget this year, allocating more funds to ALC, GLC, and CSD in particular. ALC will receive $37,815, GLC will receive $29,215, and CSD will receive $8,021.

This allocation of funds toward the divisions continues a trend from last year to give less money to the executive budget and more to the programming divisions.

The executive board also put $4,000 worth of funding toward currently established events and programs on campus. In addition, $4,500 was put toward new and preliminary ideas for UGBC, including giving Connell School of Nursing students T passes to use during their clinicals.

The Student Assembly received the largest cut in funding from last yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s budget. In the 2015-16 year, the SA was allocated $17,098, but only spent $6,050.

In response to the lack of spending, this year, UGBC decided to allocate the funds elsewhere. Most of the SAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s budget will go toward the annual holiday shuttles during Thanksgiving and Spring breaks, and outreach eďŹ&#x20AC;orts.

The Student Initiatives division will be allocated $55,301, which will be put toward 20 new events, including Cura Personalis Dinners, Paths That Got Us Here, and the Sexual Assault National Week of Action. These events will be

added to the traditional Student Initiative programs like the Happiness Project and BC Chats.

The Undergraduate Leadership Academy (ULA), which introduces about 30 freshmen to UGBC each year, also received additional funding that totalled $8,692. With the expanded budget, ULA hopes to increase the size of the program and add more freshman mentees. Most of ULAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s funds go toward its fall retreat, internal group events, invited speakers, a ULA-organized campus event, and program readings.

UGBC receives its funding from the $330 student activities fee, which each undergraduate student pays as part of tuition and fees. This fee is allocated in parts to UGBC, the Campus Activities Board, the Student Organization Funding Committee, and club sports. About $36 of an individualâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s student activities fee goes toward UGBC for the 2016-17 school year. Russell Simons, UGBC president and MCAS â&#x20AC;&#x2122;17, and Meredith McCaffrey, executive vice president and MCAS â&#x20AC;&#x2122;17, presented the budget to to members of the division of Student AďŹ&#x20AC;airs May 2. The committee included the former Title IX Coordinator, Katherine Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Dair, the director of the Office of Student Involvement, Gustavo Burkett, Dean of Students, Thomas Mogan, and the director of ďŹ nancial planning and services, Jonathan Hinrichs.

Once the group was notiďŹ ed of its annual funding, Simons, McCaďŹ&#x20AC;rey, and the heads of each division met to create the

2016-17 Organizational Allocation. The Student Assembly then voted the budget into action on Sunday, with only one vote against the proposed organizational allocation. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We used last yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s spending as kind of a template for future expenditures,â&#x20AC;?

Simons said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We want to build oďŹ&#x20AC; of what was done or change things as the new vice president or division head sees ďŹ t.â&#x20AC;?

This year, CSD is working on planning an established program, similar to ALCâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Showdown and GLCâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Gala. While UGBC had initially requested an extra $10,000 to fund the event, it eventually found the funds elsewhere in its budget.

GLC is currently working on bringing in a keynote speaker for this year, after Laverne Cox, who was supposed to speak at BC last spring, cancelled due to a scheduling conďŹ&#x201A;ict.

ALC is also increasing its programming this year and will introduce Conscious Week. Conscious Week will focus on creating a more inclusive environment at BC. Simons said that last year, Thomas Napoli, former UGBC president and BC â&#x20AC;&#x2122;16, and Olivia Hussey, former UGBC executive vice president and MCAS â&#x20AC;&#x2122;17, did a good job of using their allocation, which helped UGBC this year when it requested its budget from Student AďŹ&#x20AC;airs. â&#x20AC;&#x153;That is actually a really good thing when it comes to an organization like UGBC because it shows that we are being responsible with the money that we do have,â&#x20AC;? Simons said. Â&#x201E;

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The storefrontâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;which has housed a bagel shop, a candy store, a stationery shop, and a ice cream parlourâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;became home to Ronskyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s at the Pop-Up this past Monday.

Created and run by the James Beard Award-winning chef Ron Suhanosky, Ronskyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s channels the ethos of an authentic Italian bar, serving everything from artisanal coďŹ&#x20AC;ee and freshly baked goods to seemingly simple meals that are already wowing diners with their complex range of ďŹ&#x201A;avors.

Even though Ronskyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s has turned out to be so much more, Suhanosky developed the idea around early August, following a desire to bring an easily accessible source of highquality coďŹ&#x20AC;ee to the Chestnut Hill area.

He explained this concept of a casual, yet sophisticated, Italian cafĂŠ to the Streetâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s property managers, and quickly piqued their interest. By August 22â&#x20AC;&#x201D;the last day for the pop-upâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s previous tenantsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Suhanosky had taken over the space, and began tackling the storeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s interior design.

This entailed covering the ceiling with embossed ceiling tiles, and incorporating around 250 sheets of shimmering gold leaf onto the soft gray walls. After finishing the harlequin-patterned ďŹ&#x201A;oor, Suhanosky moved his equipment into the space, which included not only the supplies he needed to create his delicious menu items, but also a counter so people can see and interact with those in the kitchen while drinking their coffee, as well as a kitchen table for customers to enjoy their meals.

This table, which exudes an easy yet old-world elegance, once belonged to Suh-

anoskyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s great-grandmother, and embodies the sophisticated community centric ethos that Ronskyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s is all about.

That ethos is just as clearâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;if not even more soâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;in Ronskyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s menu, which will continue to expand and change as the seasons change. Currently, the menu features avocado toast and pear ricotta toast in addition to a selection of baked goodsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;like Banana Nutella loaf, fig chocolate muffins, and sconesâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;that are made in-house. By the end of the week, this menu will have expanded to include paninis and simple salads, but the current items are already more than enough to keep diners coming back.

Many are charmed by the avocado toast in particular, which is unlike other versions of the trendy item found in the area. Using crunchy, whole-wheat bread (chosen for the added ďŹ&#x201A;avor), the toast highlights an interplay of simple ďŹ&#x201A;avorsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;spice from garlic and arugula, acidity from citrus, and sweetness from cherry tomatoesâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;that elevates the dish beyond expectations.

This theme of elevating the simple is a focus Suhanosky aims to emphasize and maintain through Ronskyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s small size and menu. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I just wanted to focus in on quality number one, and smaller things like paninis and salads,â&#x20AC;? Suhanosky said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I felt like I really didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want to engage in a full on restaurantâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;which Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve done in the past and Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been successful atâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;but itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a lot of work with employees, trying to ďŹ nd quality staďŹ&#x20AC;, and keeping quality up.â&#x20AC;?

As the menu expandsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;customers can look forward to a breakfast sandwich on black pepper brioche and a roasted cauliďŹ&#x201A;ower and goat cheese sandwichâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Suhanosky will maintain the superior quality of his food with seasonal menu items and locally sourced ingredients.

Diners can also expect a host of signature menu staples of the sweet variety, like Ronskyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s made-to-order cinnamon sugar and ricotta zeppole.

These zeppole are Italian donuts made from a recipe passed down from Suhanoskyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s great-grandmother. Always piping hot, with a sweet and crunchy outside and a ďŹ&#x201A;uďŹ&#x20AC;y and ďŹ&#x201A;avorful inside, these zeppole add something special to any day.

In addition to providing Chestnut Hill with delicious yet accessible food, Suhansky is also focused on interacting with the community he will serve during the coming months. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I just knew that there was a sophisticated pallette here, that people were craving something with a little character, a little personality, not so generic,â&#x20AC;? Suhanosky said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;To me thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s what success isâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;bringing people together here to just have an experience.

My view on food has always been not just about the food, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s always been about the entire experience.â&#x20AC;?

And as diners watch Suhanosky interact with the community that is already forming around the shop after just three days, his excitement for this project is obvious. He feels like he needs the community aspect the pop-up provides. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I could have easily gone down the celebrity chef road, and have done TV shows and all of that stuďŹ&#x20AC;,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;But I love cooking, I love food, I love simple stuďŹ&#x20AC;, I love ďŹ&#x201A;avors ... And a lot of times it gets lost in translation when you allow it to go too far or grow too big.â&#x20AC;?

Chestnut Hill is certain to have that aspect until the end of the year, when Ronskyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s is scheduled to close, but we can only hopeâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;as Suhanosky already doesâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;that it might become something more permanent. Â&#x201E;

MADELEINE Dâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ANGELO / HEIGHTS EDITOR

=fZlj fe D\1 ?fn kf :fddle`ZXk\ `e K_`j Df[\ie C`]\ AL8E FC8M8II@8 Social skills necessary for many day-today interactions have become somewhat of a lost skill among our demographic, or so it seems. Where once conversation ruled king, social media and instant messaging have supplanted it as the sovereign rulers of our public lives. I canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t even begin to express how many times I have boarded a bus, train, or even elevator, and every single individual in there has his or her eyes stuck to a worldwithin-a-screen that sits in the palm of his or her hands.

The realization struck me when I found

myself instantly partaking in this cultural phenomenon that has radically shifted the expectations and purpose of what used to be â&#x20AC;&#x153;normal interactions.â&#x20AC;? If I, someone who is a so-called millennial, the generation that conveniently gets scapegoated when things donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t go according to plan, have a hard time coping with this shift, older generations probably have an even harder time adapting.

The cynics among (or even within) us will expound from the mountaintops about it being a government ploy to deconstruct social skills and language to the point where thought becomes restricted Ă la Orwell.

However, I see it as a reďŹ&#x201A;ection of the changing values and expectations of life as we know it.

Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a curious fact that the more time-saving devices we have, the less time we appear to have. Smart phones, computers, and tablets have given us newer and better tools

to accomplish tasks that before would take individuals like me twice the amount of time to do, like doing research for a term paper or something as simple as ďŹ nding out the voice actor for one of the characters in Sausage Party (guilty as charged).

With the reduced amount of time required to accomplish tasks, there is now the expectation that we must accomplish more on any given day, thus leading to a never-ending cycle of tasks to accomplish, making individuals like us stay connected on an almost constant basis.

Even as I write this column I have received countless messages and emails about issues that needed resolving, which by tapping my ďŹ ngers on a screen I managed to take care of. This is the reality of the world we live in.

The skills that we now see as â&#x20AC;&#x153;normalâ&#x20AC;? have evolved with the expectations of soci-

ety: texting, fact-checking, using software instead of hardware to get things done, streaming lectures and events instead of attending (usually because of being in the middle of something else), and multitasking are but a few of the new and obligatory skills needed to survive in this world of ours.

Adapt or become obsoleteâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;sink or swim.

This situation, where countless individuals are ignoring each other all while being in a close vicinity to each other in a social situation, becomes one not of rudeness or of diminishing social abilities but of necessity.

Something always needs our attention.

While it may seem that we are not interacting with each other, the reality is quite the opposite: we are interacting with many others simultaneously who just happen to be located elsewhere.

In fact, individual conversations are becoming more and more rare in the social

media world. Where once texting people individually was the trend, especially with the emergence of the Sidekick phone with a full keyboard (disclaimer: if you do not know what this is, Google it, it means I am getting old), now, most conversations take place in the shared space of group chats using services like iMessage, WhatsApp, and GroupMe. All this being said, we must also remember to unplug once in a while.

Technology is a great tool that has created new ďŹ elds that did not even exist just ďŹ ve years ago (think of Uber). But, letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not forget the humanity within us, because, after all, that is what gives all of our tools (and lives) purpose.

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Dinosaurs and sharks have always scared the living s—t out of me. While there are more than enough non-extinct species besides these two that could mutilate me in just as terrible ways, sharks and dinosaurs scare me more than most things on this planet. It’s no mystery for me as to why—I saw Jaws and Jurassic Park when I was but a wee little lad. Even today, despite how fake the Jaws shark looks when held up to real sharks, I still hesitate to step in the shower a day after I watch the movie because I’m so petrified at even the idea of touching water.

Jurassic Park instills an even deeper fear in me of being torn apart limb from limb.

Thank God dinosaurs are extinct.

While the Jaws franchise died after its fourth installment (the horrendous and irredeemable Jaws: The Revenge), Jurassic World proved that, at least at the box office, the Jurassic Park series is still very much alive.

Fourteen years after the release of Jurassic Park III, a film that could boast neither box office results nor critical acclaim, Jurassic World hit theaters with one of the strongest opening weekends of all time and eventually went on to become the fourth-highest-grossing film ever. The film did not, on the other hand, receive universal praise from critics, garnering a 59 percent on Metacritic.

I, for one, really didn’t like Jurassic World.

At times it was very pretty, but visuals do not an entire movie make. While Chris Pratt’s character is actually pretty fun and he acts as the voice of reason in an incredibly ridiculous setting, his co-star, Bryce Dallas Howard and her character are almost detestable. I get it—the InGen staff’s hubris is what leads to the Jurassic World’s park’s epic demise, but there are a lot of bizarre aspects of the story that reach way beyond that point.

Dallas Howard’s grabbing a T-Rex to fight off the big, new, and scary dinosaur? That guy from the army wanting to train raptors as soldiers? No—a thousand times, no. Jurassic World has some beautiful and fun moments, but the movie’s sillier moments seriously mar what should be the essence of Jurassic films—horror.

What makes Jurassic Park so good is the horrifying idea of you and a couple buddies being trapped on an island with these maneating creatures. Sure, the folks who get left behind on the island in the first movie have a few shotguns, grenades, and a Jeff Goldblum to boot, but besides these trivial and sparse weapons, they’re entirely on their own—and that’s overwhelming for a viewer.

Jurassic World, with all of its car and motorcycle chases, dino-fights, and T-Rex/ pterodactyl hybrids, feels like an over-thetop, CGI-ridden action-adventure film. It doesn’t matter how loud you make the TRex screech after it has killed the Indominus rex, if you have it plainly ignore the tasty humans in front of it, you have ripped away the essence of the terrifying monster that is the T-Rex. This is the problem with Jurassic World—it forgot what genre the Jurassic movies are supposed to be in. Some might say that the series is just evolving. I’d say the producers need to call the new films something else if that’s what they want to do.

Now, a trilogy of new Jurassic films, starting with Jurassic World, is in the works.

Confirming the trilogy, the director of the Jurassic World sequel said in an interview with LRM, “The whole Jurassic World is a trilogy that Colin Trevorrow has envisioned.

We’re writing the second chapter, and it’s very interesting where he’s leading the story.”

No offense to Trevorrow, who will be directing Episode IX in the new Star Wars trilogy, but what better story is there to be had from this series? There comes a point when a franchise needs to be dropped. I know, as I pointed out, that Jurassic World made an absurd amount of money. That, on the other hand, is no real excuse to go ahead and make another sequel. Jurassic World already took such a step away from what Jurassic Park was that I couldn’t imagine what more producers and executives are willing to do with the series.

Sadly, I think I’m alone in how I feel toward this new trilogy—Spielberg is even working as a producer on it. Hey, maybe it’s just me, but soldier raptors sound like a crazy idea.

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Jle[ip <]]\Zkj f] GifgX^Xe[X `e k_\ >i\Xk NXi# Xk ?fd\ 9P :8IFC@E< D::FID8:B ?\`^_kj JkX]] In today’s society, military recruitment and propaganda are very different from that of both American and foreign enlistment and engagement with its citizens during wartime 100 years ago. Today, the military and its several branches argue that service requires those that are of the composure to and are willing to go above and beyond the call of duty, while many citizens decry our military engagement in foreign territories.

But what did the government propagation of and citizens’ reactions to the call to war look like 100 years ago, when people thought the world stood on the brink of destruction?

The new exhibit, Propaganda and the Great War, gives students an idea of the responsibilities and values that governments across the globe felt their citizens owed to their nations in response to the outbreak of an undeniably epic war.

The Propaganda and the Great War exhibit is on display from September until December of this year on the third floor of Stokes South. This display was put together by a 13-person undergraduate history seminar in the spring that was formed in

conjunction with the Burns Library. These students then analyzed an abundance of propaganda both before and after World War I. The students had access to the many historical pieces through online libraries featuring a variety of posters. The Boston Athenaeum, one of the oldest independent libraries in the country, lent some of the images to the project.

The display was presented on a rotational screen as well as displayed on the walls throughout the floor. The content of the posters ranged from emotional, pleading messages meant to tug at heartstrings, to angry, vengeful messages. Most were remarkably similar calls for help.

It’s interesting to see how each country enticed its citizens to get involved in the war effort. The posters show what kind of support each country needed and revealed some of the more emotional responses to the war in each specific country. For example, the propaganda piece Keep These Boots Off The USA by John Warner Norton warns of a German invasion on United States soil. The poster illustrates a bloody pair of boots with the warning below in black ink, “Keep these off the U.S.A. Buy more Liberty Bonds.” There is also an illustration of a young girl, no older than

7, with a bright red bow and blonde hair.

The message below her reads, “My Daddy bought me a Government Bond of the Third Liberty Loan. Did yours?”

Some of the propagandist messages seem to display a turning away from the normal culture in order to help the war effort. One of the propaganda messages reads, “Don’t Take Alcoholic Drinks on Mondays.” Another read, “Good Work and Good Wages for Good Women.”

In addition to American propaganda messages, the exhibit features posters from other countries including France, Great Britain, and Germany, among others. It is frightening, especially in respect to the German posters, to see some of the messages being passed on to countries’ citizenry. Germany’s poster, La Guerre Est L’Industrie Nationale de La Prusse or War is the National Industry of Prussia, emphasizes the Germans’ desire to conquer its neighbors and enemies.

“This poster communicates Germany’s unprovoked, nationalist aggression to the French people,” said John Daniell, one of the students from the seminar who analyzed the pieces and MCAS ’17. “Both the text and the imagery of the octopus’s tentacles extending through neighboring countries and into Europe, suggests

a German desire to conquer Europe and the world.”

Also included in the exhibit are pieces of correspondence between service members and the people back home. Some messages seem to try to maintain a sense of normality, focusing on issues back home rather than what was going on overseas. In another, a soldier discusses his living quarters and even draws illustrations of what his living situation is like. Another set of letters describes a soldier’s family looking for their son after he had gone missing.

The feelings of this tragedy are palpable in the letters. All of these letters and descriptions of the reality of the war are helpful to see when trying to draw an accurate history of the time. The propaganda pieces only inform viewers of what the government wanted and the messages it needed to promote. These letters really give viewers a look into how the soldiers and families dealt with the harsh realities of this war.

This informative exhibit shines a light on people’s emotions during the time, as well as the messages the government was looking to promote about the war. Countries employed a variety of messages that tugged at different heartstrings to look at the problem that was the Great War.

JULIA HOPKINS / HEIGHTS EDITOR

THIS WEEKEND in arts

BY: HANNAH MCLAUGHLIN | ASST. ARTS & REVIEW EDITOR

A CAPPELLA FEST (FRI. AT 7 P.M.)

‘SNOWDEN’ (OPENS FRI.)

Hosted by the BC Acoustics, this annual music event invites a handful of a cappella groups on campus to sing covers of hit songs and classic tracks. Like previous years, all proceeds will support the Morgan Center for cancer research.

Based on real events in the life of former NSA contractor Edward Snowden, this drama-thriller explores the dramatic scandal that made Snowden a traitor to some and a hero to others.

ALICE IN CHAINS (FRI. AT 7 P.M.) This legendary Seattle grunge band is set to play at the House of Blues this weekend. Grab your tickets now to hear the band strum away heavy basslines as it plays the hits off of its recent album, entitled The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here.

ELI YOUNG BAND (THURS. AT 6:30 P.M.) City Hall Plaza will be packed with country music lovers this week during the Eli Young Band’s visit to Beantown. The group will bring its blended countryfolk sound to the city of Boston.

CAPITOL RECORDS

JIM GAFFIGAN (THURS. AT 7:15 P.M.)

STOKESSET: MISTERWIVES (SAT. AT 5:30 P.M.)

The stand-up comedian will take over Boston’s Wilbur Theatre this weekend, bringing with him his signature sense of humor and hilarious original content.

Head to Stokes Lawn this weekend and experience CAB’s first fall concert, featuring indie-pop group MisterWives. The band will play hits like “Reflections” and “Our Own House” at this first annual music event.

PROPAGANDA AND THE GREAT WAR (SEPT. 2016)

YOUNG THE GIANT (SUN. AT 7 P.M.)

The Boston College history department offers an in-depth perspective on the ways in which propaganda worked to market the war to young recruits. Located on the third floor of Stokes Hall, this exhibit separates stark reality from exaggerated marketing tactics.

The House of Blues will play host this weekend to California-bred rock band Young The Giant. The group will entertain fans with hits off its newest LP, Home of the Strange.

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Thursday, September 15, 2016

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veryone knows that Boston College is home to a breathtaking campus. Whether your eyes fixes itself on Gasson involuntarily every time you walk by it, or if you take a second to really notice some of the intricate sculptures that align St. Mary’s, there are fascinating facets of BC everywhere. There is, however, one overarching flaw to the campus’s design that becomes more obvious the longer you’re here: everything, to an extent, looks the same.

Sporting a fancy modern glass-wall corner, elegant and varnished hardwood flooring, a stunning new deck on its third floor, and Renaissance Revival architecture, the new McMullen Museum stands apart from the rest of the buildings on campus. Even for those who aren’t the biggest art history buffs on campus, McMullen is one of the most tranquil and alluring locations under BC’s collective belt. Its architecture, compared with its Gothic brethren, makes it stand out all the more. While great views of Boston can be found all throughout campus, from the fifth floor of O’Neill to the more mundane classrooms in Campion Hall, none are as sublime, inviting, or literally airy as the third-floor deck of McMullen. Any student hoping to enjoy a serene setting while doing homework or studying for an exam should immediately venture over to McMullen, for he or she will not be disappointed by the spaces the museum and its staff have opened up to students.

In 1927, the original building for the McMullen Museum was built. Then, it was the residence of the Archbishop of Boston, and was built under William Henry O’Connell.

The building served as the residence of the Archbishop from then until Cardinal Bernard Law vacated the premises in 2003.

BC acquired the property in June of 2004, when the Archdiocese of Boston sold the residence, along with the rest of the Brighton Campus, to the University. The building was then renovated to create a larger, more art-appropriate space.

The museum’s director, art history professor Nancy Netzer, and her staff had been looking to expand the McMullen Museum, which was housed in Devlin Hall since its opening in 1993, for about 10 years before settling on the archbishop’s residence five years ago. Plans for renovating the building began shortly thereafter, and renovators were finally given permission to break ground toward the end of 2014. Now, this past Monday, about two years later, the new McMullen Museum has finally opened its doors to the public.

Compared to its former home in Devlin Hall, McMullen’s new facilities hold about twice as much space for galleries and around four times as much space for housing, transporting, and storing the museum’s collection and visiting exhibits.

The expansion brings more possibilities for the museum than the Devlin facilities could have provided.

“If this is where students want to be, then we’d love to accommodate them,” Netzer said. “This could be the perfect space for a lot of campus events, parties, and the like, especially if the folks at campus activities are interested in it. It’s a lot better than some smelly bar.” etzer also emphasized how perfect the museum’s featured exhibit, Beyond Words: Illuminated Manuscripts in Boston Collections, is as the new venue’s premiere exhibit.

Beyond Words features an array of illuminated manuscripts dating before the 16th century, detailing many of the practices of religious figures as well as the secular pleasures and governmental works of the day. While McMullen is not the only museum featuring the Beyond Words exhibit (the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum and Harvard’s Houghton Library also

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feature Beyond Words manuscripts), McMullen has the largest display of manuscripts. Split between the two galleries on the second and third floor of McMullen, Beyond Words utilizes the new building’s space appropriately, enticing students to explore the entirety of the museum.

Over the next few months, the Beyond Words exhibit will become more accessible to the average layman. Family workshops, concerts, and tours welcome students, faculty, and the public to come to McMullen and experience these manuscripts in new and exciting ways.

The upgraded digital interface, made up of iPads with immaculately rendered scans of the manuscripts on display, helps less art-literate attendees immerse themselves in the history presented before them. Lectures through December and a symposium at the beginning of November offer those with a more scholastic interest in the manuscripts to enter a dialogue on the exhibit with colleagues and art history professionals.

“These books are usually hidden in libraries,” Netzer said, stressing how fortunate McMullen is to have a large role in displaying the exhibit. “To have them all out and at your own institution is once in a lifetime opportunity. I’ve never seen a collection like this, and I’ve lived in Boston for a long time. This is an exhibition people would come from all over the world to see and it’s right in your backyard.”

And then, around the McMullen Museum’s lobby, main staircase, and main gallery entrances is a collection of eight of art professor Andrew Tavarelli’s postmodern paintings. The eclectic, colorful gallery, Global Convergences, is one of the most eye-catching aspects of the new museum, and it clogs the staircases during the museum’s busier hours with distracted students lost in fantastical images. Since Tavarelli plans to retire later this year, it is fitting that the museum has

chosen to honor the professor with this featured gallery.

While the McMullen Museum has a lot to offer students and general attendees, it also gives students a chance to work with the museum’s full-time staff as “student ambassadors.” These ambassadors are in charge of a variety of projects that the staff has designated to them, as well as greeting the museum’s attendees, giving tours, and running the museum’s Art After Dark nights. The attendance, quality, and success of these Art After Dark events are in large part thanks to the student ambassadors and the fervent effort they put forth in drawing people toward the museum. hile the ambassador program is not accepting any new applicants for the 2016-17 school year, McMullen’s Education Outreach Specialist Rachel Chamberlain encourages students of all backgrounds and majors to apply to be next year’s ambassadors.

“The types of skills I am looking for depends on what projects I know we have coming up and what goals we are hoping to achieve in the coming year,” Chamberlain said.

For the first couple months, the student ambassadors will be focusing on promoting the museum and getting a feel for the new facilities. They’ve relaunched McMullen on all social media fronts, began building a 3D model of the museum for the website, and are working on developing graphic design skills and a digital aesthetic for the new museum.

Next year, on the other hand, could require a completely different set of skills from those joining the program.

Though BC’s campus is immaculate, there are few spots that can truly be called unique. McMullen’s beautiful architecture parallels the once-in-a-lifetime art featured in the new museum in the future.

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“Everybody I know needs what I’m selling,” explains the precocious 6-year-old, his arms spread wide in an expression of complete exasperation. Written in shaky lettering on the upturned box the boy sits behind are the words, “A Swift Kick in the Butt” and a price, “$1.00.” In front of him, a mild-mannered tiger stands comfortably on his hind legs.

The comic is just one scene, the monochromatic sketch now several decades old.

Yet despite its simplicity and old age, this comic far surpasses the kind found printed in papers and featured in online publications today—or, at least that’s what I think.

Until Dec. 1995, buried somewhere within the Sunday comics section in scores of newspapers published nationwide, this little boy carried his signature blunt humor throughout the entirety of his comic strip’s 10-year tenure. In these brief strips—mere snippets of this fabricated boy’s childhood—our humorous hero kept himself busy by hatching complex, get-rich-quick schemes; disagreeing with his parents through the use of flowery vocabulary well beyond his years; and even making grand, philosophical assumptions about the human condition after constructing snowmen in his backyard.

Meet Calvin, an incredibly intelligent, fictional kindergartener with a knack for talking back and a tendency to wreak havoc alongside Hobbes, the boy’s better half who just happens to be an imaginary friend and anthropomorphic plush tiger. Endearing and honest, it’s a comic strip about a smartaleck kind of kid who is so intellectually advanced—too smart for his own good, really—yet simultaneously up to his eyeballs in his own naivete.

Years after Charles Shulz produced Peanuts and Jim Davis started droning on about a corpulent, lasagna-loving cat, Bill Watterson wanted more fulfillment from his adult life, thanks to an advertising job he hated. From this stark realization coupled with a talent for sketching, Calvin and Hobbes was born. Apparently, all it takes to experience a stroke of comedic genius is a humdrum desk job and a midlife crisis of sorts (good to know).

Though I was only technically alive a mere one month before the misadventures of these mischievous characters ceased coloring the inner pages of the Sunday Globe, I developed an appreciation for the boy and his tiger toy when my family inherited a few hardcover books from my older cousins when I was about 11 years old. The Best of Calvin and Hobbes was emblazoned across the front in a gold-colored font, the now-iconic image of Hobbes flying out of a wagon while Calvin soars in the air wielding an umbrella stamped just below the title.

In a way, I kind of related to Calvin—not in that fist-shaking, short fuse kind of way he has about him, though. Sure, I was no pint-sized philosopher who boasted an imaginary Bengal tiger for a best friend, but I did identify with the boy’s routine bouts of wordiness and sarcastic kind of humor. It was pretty cool seeing Calvin—a kindergartener whose every word oozed a weird, 6going-on-60 vibe—cope with the big, wide world of homework and helicopter parents, bullies and backyard baseball at the same time that I was starting to leave my younger formative years behind for early adulthood.

For me, the comic strip was both funny and familiar, and I liked how it offered a peek into the lives of two guys (well, technically one kid and a tiger) I could get behind.

The Calvin and Hobbes series is a timehonored tale of boyhood and brotherhood, a bridge between the plausible events of one’s early years and the boundless potential of the imaginary. At times, Calvin can come off more like a hardened war veteran than the average, clueless kindergarten kid who can finally count his age on two hands.

Intertwining dry, mature humor into the complicated life of an overzealous elementary school kid and his beloved stuffed animal, the quality and humor in Watterson’s unique comic style has not been—and perhaps may never be—topped by today’s inferior strips.

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In this partially animated, partially live-action world, they sing with farm animals, hang out with penguins in tuxedos, ride on the backs of turtles, and dance with butterflies. To put it simply, FOX’s new animated and live-action comedy, Son of Zorn, is everything and nothing like this.

In Son of Zorn, a bird is more likely to be violently beheaded than sung

to, a turtle would be stabbed in the back instead of ridden, and kids are more likely to end up cut in half than cheerfully enjoying ice cream or flying a kite.

Jason Sudeikis voices a cartoon barbarian named Zorn, who must leave his job of brutally and gorily defending his home village of Zephyriato to enter the real world and attempt to reconnect with his now-teenage son. After Zorn takes a flight from Zephyriato to Orange County, he tries to greet his son Alan (Johnny Pemberton) as he is getting off the bus. Alan, however, quickly becomes embarrassed by his dad’s loincloth,

shouting, and swinging a sword, and never gets off the bus. That night, Zorn’s ex-wife, Edie (Cheryl Hines), convinces him that if he wants any chance at a meaningful relationship with his son, he can’t just stop by for a weekend every few years—he has to move back for good. Zorn decides to give it a shot, and commits to his new endeavor by getting an apartment and a job.

Once you look past the visual absurdity of the ’80s cartoon character juxtaposed onto the modern world, the show actually becomes surprisingly conventional. The plot boils down to a dad who missed his

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son growing up, and is now trying his best to reconnect in a world in which he could not be more out of place.

The most successful jokes are not the violent cartoon deaths, but rather Zorn struggling to fit in in a place he neither belongs, nor understands.

The laughs come at seeing him stuck in the middle seat of an airplane, where his fellow passengers are largely indifferent to his status as a legendary warrior, or having him crammed in a cubicle, reduced to selling industrial soap dispensers. The premiere ends on its best bit when Zorn learns the idea of being considerate, and gets his son his own a ride to school—it’s not a new car, but a giant cartoon hawk.

When Edie puts her foot down on the idea, Zorn casually starts slashing the hawk to death.

One easily apparent flaw in the show is the difficulty of acting with a cartoon character that is going to be added in post-production. This skilled cast at times is reduced to awkward blandness without having a live body to work across from. You can almost feel the empty space between Zorn and the other characters. Despite this issue, however, the cast is able to achieve a lot. Two minor characters, Zorn’s boss Linda, and Edie’s new fiancé Craig (Tim Meadows), are both able to create comedic moments by acting small and allowing the literally larger-than-life Zorn to have the

punchlines.

A major theme of the show revolves around what it means to be a man in today’s society. We meet three different male characters, each with a different definition of what being a man means. Zorn is the classic alpha male—a meatheaded, sword-wielding, table-breaking, misogynistic, generally-out-of-place-in-modernsociety man. On the opposite side of the spectrum we have Craig, a Crocwearing, online psychology teacher, who is prone to referring to himself as emasculated. Somewhere in between the two we have Alan, who is still trying to figure out where he fits on the spectrum. He is a modern teenager, a vegetarian who cares about the environment and is appalled at his dad’s blatant sexism. It will be intriguing to see how Alan develops with these two drastically different role models.

Despite the use of conventional tropes, Son of Zorn is still a bizarre show, especially for a major network like FOX. FOX has a history of greenlighting unique shows, but it still needs to earn ratings to stay on air. The first episode was highly uneven but ended on a strong note that should have been intriguing enough to keep audiences tuned in next week. The true measure of this show’s success will be if it is to keep a large enough audience to support a show on FOX.

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There’s nothing objectively wrong with sticking to a triedand-true formula that has achieved success a thousand times before.

Songs rendered in 20 variations are technically no less impressive or skillful than the most innovative of music. And though this is undoubtedly true, The Head and the Heart’s newest release, Signs of Light, feels ever-so-slightly lacking.

From the beginning, The Head and the Heart follows the classic indie rock formula. This has remained an unshaken truth for the seven years of the band’s existence—going all the way back to 2010, the band’s self-titled album reveals a definite grasp on the core facets of indie rock. At the same time, 2013’s Let’s Be Still proves a similar idea, but with a larger issue: a lack of any innovation or new ideas. Now, the band finds itself in much the same scenario with Signs of Light—an unquestionable level of musical skill, but not much in the way of musical progression.

It is worth examining the anthology that is Signs of Light, because though it may lack originality, it contains a few standout songs. Of particular note is the opening of the album, “All We Ever Knew.”

Josiah Johnson sings of lost love

as he says, “When I wake up in the morning / I see nothing / For miles and miles and miles / When I sleep in the evening, oh lord / There she goes, only in dreams / She’s only in dreams.” As with the previous two albums, the writing of The Head and the Heart gives off an otherworldly feel—it is perhaps fitting that the band members sing of dreams, because “All We Ever Knew,” though upbeat, feels fanciful and ethereal at the same time.

As Signs of Light progresses, however, its fundamental issues become more and more apparent. “All We Ever Knew” contains much the same tone as “City of Angels,” which sounds quite a bit like “Rhythm & Blues,” all of which feel similar to “False Alarm” ... and so on. The only Signs of Light songs to truly break this mold are “Library Magic” and “Signs of Light,” but in all actuality, everything but the latter finds itself lost in the very same catchy, high-tempo upswing that the entirety of the album exhibits.

Every song on Signs of Light is fun to listen to—even well-written, most of the time—but that is all they are.

One listen-through of The Head and the Heart’s newest work feels just like the (inevitable) last one. There does not appear to be any artistic push to grow from the initial stages of the band’s beginning, and this is frustrating for two reasons.

Though not necessarily harmful to the work itself, a lack of artistic drive alienates listeners who are anything more than the most casual of listeners. On a technical level, Signs of Light is classified as indie rock, but it could just as easily be considered easy listening and nothing more. More important than questions of classification are questions of art itself, though. The Head and the Heart fails to challenge itself with Signs of Light, which calls into question the legitimacy of the art itself—are songs meant for an easy listen-through less valuable

than songs that delve into deeper concerns of the human condition?

Maybe, or maybe not. In any case, though, The Head and the Heart’s unwillingness to talk about anything more than light-hearted love is rather unsatisfying.

Perhaps this should be unsurprising to the band’s listeners. In “Library Magic,” Johnson, Russell, and Thielen sing the line, “Makin’ music is what we do / tryin’ to weave the patterns for me and you…” It feels like more of a commentary on the direction of The Head and the Heart than anything else—perhaps

the band seeks only to make music for the sake of making music. And, if so, that is completely okay. No one should suggest any differently, because each and every member of The Head and the Heart has the technical skill to do whatever they want in the industry. It just feels a tiny bit unfortunate to be deprived of any deeper meaning from the band. The Head and the Heart certainly has the ability to break the mold—and perhaps if it did, it would be somewhat harder to grow tired of its sound after the first listen-through.

“So, what would you little maniacs like to do first?”

This introductory statement sets the stage for the bold album that is to follow. Bastille’s second studio album, Wild World, is definitely a step in the direction of the exotic for the band. The stark contrast between this new album and the band’s first studio album, Bad Blood, is the

conscious evolution toward a new sound. Bad Blood has a much more subdued sound. Sleepy, slow, and thoughtful are words that come to mind when thinking of Wild World.

It’s been three years since Bad Blood, and it seems Bastille was ready for a change.

While still clutching onto aspects of its indie sound, the band sounds much more mainstream in this new album. Everything seems to be edgier, bolder, and bigger. Although

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this may upset some fans, Bastille will attract others with its electronic sound. It achieves this newer sound by trying out different techniques sprinkled throughout the album. In a few select songs, like “Good Grief” and “Send Them Off!,” the band uses spoken word to begin. The spoken word sounds are muffled, however, almost as if they came from an oldtime radio. The album also employs a blend of electronic sounds and usually classical instruments.

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The album begins with the bold track, “Good Grief.” After the interesting introduction, this upbeat song sets a young, hip tone for what follows. Following “Good Grief” is “The Currents,” which takes a bold approach by beginning with a chorus of violins, followed by a strong, interrupting electronic beat that somehow also complements the sound. Playing with off-beats and different sounds, instrumental and electronic, “The Currents” is a head banger. “An Act Of Kindness” slows down the album a bit, at least until the chorus of the song begins. Again, playing with electronic sounds, a piano, and vocals, the song is an interesting blend.

“Warmth” is anything but its name. Newscaster-sounding voiceovers begin the track discussing privacy and a general sense of a conventional ethical practices. From here, electronic pulses lead the song into lyrics about how wild a world it is and how the singer needs someone to help him forget. “Glory” seems to tell the story of youth and the struggle of understanding divine or inconceivable things like heaven.

“Two Evils” slows the album down. It is a much more contempla-

tive and reflective piece. The focus of the song is on the vocals and the lyrics, rather than noisy instrumental acrobatics in the background. It has a haunting element to it, which makes it all the more provocative.

The rest of the album continues with the fast-paced, crowd-pleaser trend.

There are a few standouts, including “Blame” and “Snake.” “Blame” employs a strong electric guitar and rocker feel. “Snake” specifically addresses today’s issues and how it’s easier to “bury my head in the sand sometimes.”

At 19 songs, the album eventually begins to drag. A lot of the music starts to feel the same, and it begins to lack any sense of originality. Even taking out five of the songs toward the end of Wild World would improve the overall flow of the album.

Most of the tracks bring up the idea of the moral world and some of the heavier questions of life. The names of a few of the songs, “Power,” “Glory,” “An Act of Kindness,” and “Shame,” for example, deal with some of the issues debated in life and the avoidance of these issues. There seems to be the constant topic of avoiding the conflict and turmoil in this wild, wild world.

“City Lights,” as the band’s first song release since 2008, The White Stripes’ proved to be a more mellow and emotional track than is characteristic of the band.

Intended for the 2005 album, Get Behind Me Satan, Jack White, lead guitarist and vocalist, recently finished the song and released its music video, created by filmmaker Michel Gondry. Through a simple and wistful aesthetic, “City Lights” attains a degree of simplicity that enhances the concrete aspects of the song’s lyrics. The video centers on drawings made on a steamedover shower glass door, fadeing allowing new ones to building upon previous sketchs.

The video starts with a pair of holding hands, matched with the lyric “I want to grab a stranger’s hand,” which is followed up with, “If our miles have added up to a giant pile of distance that we cannot reach past, climb, or conquer / Will you dig a tunnel to me?” This idea highlights the estrangement and uncertainty between the singer and the song’s addressee, while the steam taking over these images brings into question whether they will be able to work things out as the singer might hope. To further this idea of being so close yet so far away from each other, the video draws an airplane and a car going in different directions, serving as an even more glaring example of the two of them being on different paths.

In a wandering and peaceful guitar section, the tree that the song’s addressee sits watching the singer is drawn. This is accompanied by the lyric, “but will always be above me?” Thus, even though the singer says in the end that he “will arrive by your side,” the viewer understands that this might only be in their memories of each other and not in reality.

The video was a lovely interpretation of the lyrical and sentimental qualities of “City Lights,” and contrasts the usual upbeat and edgy music that has defined the White Stripes in the past.

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ONEREPUBLIC “Future Looks Good” “Future Looks Good” starts out promising, with some lone guitar chords providing a steady backdrop for Ryan Tedder’s emotional lyrics.

Then, OneRepublic looks us straight in the eyes as it unashamedly throws an unnecessary EDM section into the track, an addition to the trend in pop tunes using this weird, corny technique.

Next time you’re gazing out of the car window on a rainy day, turn on “Singing Low.” Though this track relies on a pulsing beat, unlike the group’s older music, The Fray manages to retain its signature haunting, dramatic sound.

Isaac Slade showcases his vocal range and eerie falsetto throughout the evocative single.

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By Michael Sullivan Sports Editor Who coined the phrase “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it?” Seriously, I want to know the answer to that question. Whoever did should be a billionaire.

The same can be said about Boston College football’s offense. That statement isn’t to say that the Eagles are good or where they want to be yet. Just ask Steve Addazio—he’ll eventually tell you they’re not up to his standards. Look at where the Eagles are thus far. They have 664 yards—100th most in the nation, with only Wake Forest behind them among ACC teams.

Splitting that up among passing and rushing yards, that’s 164.5 on the ground (80th in the nation) and 167.5 through the air (105th).

Addazio would like to see at least 200 in each category, a respectable number that would get the Eagles in the middle of the pack in the nation offensively.

“Middle of the pack” might not be enough for most, and that’s fair. But considering where the Eagles were last year, this season has, so far, looked to be a massive improvement.

A lot of that is because of the new offense implemented by coordinator Scot Loeffler.

The 41-year-old Ohio native has worked as the offensive coordinator for many Division I programs, including Virginia Tech, Auburn, and Temple, the last of which was under Addazio.

He also spent time as a quarterbacks coach for the Detroit Lions, as well as over 10 years coaching for Michigan. One of the Wolverines he coached ended up becoming, arguably, the best quarterback who ever lived. That man plays on Sundays in Foxborough (starting in October, that is). Perhaps you’ve heard of him.

It’s impossible to question Loeffler’s resume.

Though his teams’ successes have been modest—the best an offense of his has finished in yards per game was 63rd with Temple in 2011, and he averaged 92nd in three years with the Hokies—it’s a huge improvement over the predictable offense of Todd Fitch.

In every facet, and even taking injuries to Darius Wade and Jonathan Hilliman into account, Fitch’s 2015 offense was awful. He rarely showed urgency in his play calling. Fitch single-handedly created #RRPP—run, run, pass, punt—that spread through BC Sports Twitter quicker than the norovirus outbreak of 2015 (Ts and Ps to Dennis Clifford). And, from start to finish, the offensive system showed no improvement, even if a few—emphasis on few—players did.

The complete opposite has occurred with

Loeffler. His play-action, pro-style attack has worked well enough to keep BC in and winning games. Nothing we have seen thus far has justified a change to a spread or pass-first mentality.

Loeffler has used the run to set up potential first-down passes, as was displayed on Saturday against Massachusetts. Last year, the Eagles didn’t have a quarterback with whom they could employ this strategy. Now, they have Patrick Towles. The graduate transfer from Kentucky has thrown for 335 yards, with two touchdowns—a third on the ground—and two interceptions. In his next game, he’ll likely surpass John Fadule’s team-leading passing total from last season of 464 yards. This offense has also given several wide receivers, such as Jeff Smith, Michael Walker, and Charlie Callinan an avenue to succeed. The three have looked like valuable attacks in the passing game early in the season.

Lauding the passing game does not mean the running game has been completely abandoned. So far, the offensive line has done a decent job of opening up the proper holes. In particular, the right side of the line—guard Chris Lindstrom and tackle Jimmy Lowery, as well as center Jon Baker—has been where Loeffler has directed the running attack. The problem for the ground game comes into the fact that, because opposing defenses know where Jonathan Hilliman and Co. are going, they stack the defense to that side of the field. That alignment leaves the left side vulnerable for attacking, but it lacks the offensive line talent—at least for the time being—to exploit it.

It’s a shame that that is the case, because Hilliman has shown phenomenal explosiveness once in the open field. The two times he has found a clear hole in the offensive line, he has broken through for touchdown runs—one of 15 yards, the other, 73. It doesn’t appear that the problem is the scheme, but rather the production behind it.

In its first two games, BC has scored 14 and 26 points, respectively. That includes two missed field goals, two turnovers within the opposing 30, and one turnover on downs within the opposing 30. Obviously, the mistakes need to be remedied. And averaging 20 points in two games, one of which was against a glorified FCS team, isn’t ideal for most.

But it has been enough to get the Eagles a win—their first in 339 days—and just enough to get them a second one. Like it or not, with this defense, that’s all BC’s offense needs to do—have just enough scoring to win. And right now, the pro-style, play-action, occasional option attack isn’t broken. So, why fix it?

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Man, isn’t that feeling just great? You think, ‘This is going to be amazing, and this is only just the beginning.’

Boston College football fans should be enjoying that feeling right now. Anyone who watched the Eagles defeat the University of Massachusetts last weekend should have noticed something big.

Something that has not really been present for the last couple years, and certainly was not present last year. Something that spells good fortune ahead for the Eagles, if only they play to it: a deep passing threat.

Remember when Jeff Smith used to be a quarterback? Well, now he’s showing that he can make a huge impact on the team as a wide receiver. Against UMass, Smith caught just five passes—but tallied 98 yards and scored two touchdowns. Quarterback Patrick Towles looked like he had a great connection with Smith, and after the game praised his teammate’s speediness.

If Towles and Smith can keep it up, they will turn into an undeniable threat this season. And the best news of all? Smith isn’t even the only wide receiver with serious potential on this roster. With the talent level and potential, the Eagles should look to turn into a pass-heavy team this season.

Last year, it wasn’t in the cards for the Eagles to be a legitimate passing threat. Without real stability in the quarterback position, it was not easy for the receivers to establish themselves as a dominant force. The numbers reflect this: Thadd Smith finished as the team leader in receptions, yards, and receiving touchdowns.

Throughout the entire season, he had only 17 catches, 233 yards and two touchdowns. Yup, those numbers are accurate. Let that sink in for a moment.

Nobody expects BC to have a dangerous passing attack, and that is precisely why it should use its receiving corps to inflict some real damage this season.

Aside from Smith, there are several talented receivers with the potential to be playmakers this season.

Against UMass, Charlie Callinan made an impressive leaping grab along the sideline to put BC deep into Minutemen territory. After the contest concluded, head coach Steve Addazio referred to that play as instrumental in the game. Callinan also showed potential as a deep threat when he recorded 53 yards on four catches against Georgia Tech in Week One. Smith referred to Callinan as a great leader and mentor earlier this summer.

Elijah Robinson and Michael Walker may be primed for real breakout seasons this year, too. Last

year, Robinson recorded 111 yards. This year, with a consistent quarterback and a positive atmosphere around the team, he is perfectly positioned to emerge as another serious threat for the Eagles. And Walker, who was successful as a kick returner last year, totaled 35 yards against Georgia Tech this year. The Eagles may continue to use him in future games this season.

With this talented receiving corps, you may be wondering—will Towles be up for the challenge? He most certainly will be. Throughout two games this season, Towles has 332 yards passing. During his time at Kentucky, he amassed more than 5,000 yards passing with 24 touchdown passes. Towles has a strong arm and confidence. With a talented receiving corps, there is no reason why he shouldn’t have a strong year. He is more than up for the challenge of transforming BC into a serious passing threat this year.

Even without considering the depth on BC’s roster, the coaching staff is well-equipped to help the receivers develop into a dangerous threat. Offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach Scot Loeffler has almost 20 years of experience working with signal callers and offensive threats. Wide receivers coach Rich Gunnell also has an impressive resume. As a wide receiver for BC himself, he was named Most Valuable Player in 2009. Gunnell’s 2459 receiving yards are good enough to earn him second place on the all-time BC receiving list. Loeffler and Gunnell together have the skills and knowledge necessary to help the receivers emerge as a dangerous aspect of the offense this season.

But what about the running game? You might be asking yourself this question. If BC turns to the wide receivers as the primary threat, what will happen to Jonathan Hilliman and Co.? Relying on the wide receivers doesn’t mean the Eagles will never use the running game. Hilliman is talented and will be a dangerous offensive player for the Eagles this year.

But the running game can’t win by itself. And against UMass, the running game just wasn’t working. Sure, Hilliman rushed for a touchdown, but that was pretty much it for offensive contributions from running backs. He finished with 54 yards, while teammate Myles Willis ran for just 22 yards on the day.

Nobody can deny that BC has serious potential with Towles and the receiving corps. Smith and Callinan have already shown that they are veritable threats. Robinson and Walker are both primed for breakout seasons. Towles is more than capable of rising up to the challenge. The coaching staff would be crazy not to explore this option. Converting to a pass-happy offense is a change from the BC of the past, but a good one.

You know that amazing feeling you get when you start something new and exciting, like LOST? Yup, BC fans, it’s time—get excited for this football season, because the passing threat is a new and wonderful thing.

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Another reaction in the wake of Kaepernick’s protest has been to discredit him because of his wealth and status as a backup quarterback. Former quarterback and human big toe Trent Dilfer offered his take, saying, “This is a backup quarterback whose job is to be quiet and sit in the shadows and get the starter ready to play Week One.” But that is precisely what made his stand so gutsy and risky.

Money and endorsements are on

the line—just ask the Broncos’ Brandon Marshall, who knelt during the anthem last week and immediately lost two sponsors. Plus, as a second-string quarterback, Kaepernick now has less leverage than ever. It doesn’t take much controversy to make a non-starter an inconvenience, unnecessary baggage for the team.

It’s a reality that black athletes have faced for decades: speaking out in a game largely owned, regulated, and financed by white spheres can have severe consequences. Basketball and football have enough black superstar power to structure significant demonstrations, but baseball?

Well, America’s pastime remains “a white man’s sport,” according to Orioles center fielder Adam Jones.

While the hot-button issue in North Carolina is part of a separate issue from the ones described above, it is no less important. You may have heard of it as the “Bathroom Bill.” But it’s so much more than that. Under the legislation, employees can be fired because they are gay or transgender.

The new law also repealed local mandates that called for expanded rights for gay and transgender citizens. The ACLU called the bill the most extreme anti-LGBT measure in the country.

In response to HB2, the NBA announced it would move the 2017 All-Star Game from Charlotte, costing the city an estimated $100 million.

On Monday, the NCAA doubled down and removed seven

championship events from North Carolina, including March Madness contests. The ACC followed suit on Wednesday by changing the location of the football title game from Charlotte’s Bank of America Stadium, representing another loss of at least $30 million from the local economy. For a state that practically worships college sports, the blows were swift and brutal.

Critics of the NCAA and ACC’s decision echo the complaints of Kaepernick detractors: keep politics out of sports. It distracts from the game, they say.

But let’s not forget that—as fun as it is for Bostonians to pray to Brady on Sundays and for me to exalt Steph Curry as a Bay Area demigod—sports are merely a

distraction from everyday life. The intersection of sports and politics is as lively as ever because of divisive politics and fed-up constituents, some of whom happen to be athletes with an immense platform.

Thankfully, the idea of the model athlete is changing.

Whereas fans used to reward athletes like Jordan for distancing themselves from politics (93 percent likeability rating), they are now starting to accept athletes who use their platforms to voice their opinions.

Despite the backlash to Kaepernick’s protest, he became the NFL’s top jersey-seller for the first week of September. Kaepernick may have been cut by his team and chastised by most fans had he

done this 30 years ago. Instead, by one measure, it made him the most popular (if also polarizing) player in the league.

Like it or not, the days of athlete isolationism is over. The renaissance is here. Will Kaepernick be remembered as a DaVinci for challenging the status quo, or fade from the memories of sports fans like most backup quarterbacks? I don’t know, and frankly, it doesn’t matter. What matters is that the conversation, sparked by Ali and continued by LeBron and Kaepernick, rages on.

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beyond last year’s mediocre unit. In 2015, Beamer utilized the tandem of senior Michael Brewer and junior Brenden Motley under center.

The duo combined to throw for 14 interceptions, and neither completed more than 60 percent of his pass attempts. In addition, though Motley possesses decent mobility, neither posed a significant threat in the run game, nullifying the efficiency of any zone read concepts Beamer wanted to implement.

This season, Fuente has given the offense’s keys to Jerod Evans, a dual-threat, junior-college transfer from Texas. Evans won a preseason competition against Motley to secure the job. Though he has lost three fumbles already, showing some indecisiveness with option reads, Evans looks much more explosive in the run game than last year’s quarterbacks. His addition to the lineup has reinvigorated the zone read in the Hokies playbook. Evans also has thrown five touchdowns and no interceptions throughout two games, completing two-thirds of his attempts. With a strong arm and developing touch, Evans might be the answer to Tech’s quarterbacking issues.

Finding the right quarterback to helm the offense could lead to a breakthrough for the Hokies. The team returns virtually its entire bevy of running backs and receivers from 2015. Sophomore running back Travon McMillian,

who last season rushed for 1,043 yards despite not being the lead back until mid-October, boasts excellent explosion. Last weekend, in Tech’s 45-24 loss to Tennessee, he ripped off an impressive 69yard touchdown run. McMillian can also handle a heavy workload, averaging 23.5 carries a game over the final six games of 2015.

In the passing game, the Hokies feature a trio of juniors. Isaiah Ford, who racked up 1,147 receiving yards in 2015, is a true No. 1 receiver. He serves as a steady focal point for Evans, a player who is just as comfortable serving as a possession receiver as he is streaking deep down the field. Cam Phillips provides Evans with a speedy secondary option out wide. Finally, Bucky Hodges serves as the X-factor in Fuente’s offensive scheme.

The 6-foot-7 hybrid receiver/tight end is comfortable lining up anywhere in the formation, even getting involved in the rushing attack during the Tennessee game. He also provides Evans with a safety blanket in the red zone.

On Saturday afternoon, look for Virginia Tech to use a lot of spread concepts against the Eagles.

Georgia Tech and Massachusetts showed that BC’s defense is far too good for run schemes featuring jumbo personnel to have much success. Spreading the field and moving the Eagles’ linebackers away from the line of scrimmage might be the Hokies’ only chance to generate consistent rushing of-

fense. Evans and McMillian should cobble together enough successful runs to keep drives moving, but if Tech wants to score on BC, it will likely need to be through the air.

Both UMass and Georgia Tech succeeded a few times with deep passes against the Eagles’ man coverage on the outside. Ford and Phillips need to win one-on-one matchups with these defenders.

Additionally, look for Evans to target Hodges down the middle of the field. Though they rush the passer and stuff the run well, BC’s linebackers sometimes struggle with pass coverage.

On defense, Fuente has been able to lean on long-time defensive coordinator Bud Foster—a Beamer holdover—to run a unit that retains most of the players from the 2015 squad. Foster generally favors man defense in the secondary, with aggressive pressure coming from all over the formation. His defenses traditionally fly to the ball, and last season was no exception. Despite only tallying 10 interceptions, Foster’s 2015 unit managed to rank among the top turnover-forcing defenses, thanks to an FBS high 15 recovered fumbles.

The Hokies have been excellent in third-down situations in recent years, allowing just 33.5 percent of attempts to be converted in 2015, 20th nationally. Impressively, the 2016 unit has lowered that mark significantly, allowing just 17.9 percent of third downs to be converted thus far in the young season.

Though they tend to struggle a bit against the run, Virginia Tech’s defense succeeds by virtue of its excellent secondary, led by senior defensive back Chuck Clark, who tallied over 100 tackles in 2015.

Last season, the Hokies ranked 19th in passing defense, a mark they look very capable of matching this season.

Perhaps the only defensive category that the team has struggled with recently is in the red zone. In 2015, the Hokies allowed opponents to score on 87.5 percent of their trips inside the 20-yard line, a very high mark for such a quality defense. This season, the Hokies have yet to stop either of their opponents on a red-zone drive.

Though it is an area they must work on, the responsibility for this failure rests mainly on the offense.

Its incessant fumbling has wasted much of the talent present on both sides of the ball, ending offensive drives before it can become productive and forcing the defense to constantly stand in the shadow of its own goal line.

Like pulling the wrong block from a Jenga tower, the Hokies’ fumbling issue undermines the team’s success and prevents its talent from showing itself. If Fuente wants to begin his ACC career on a high note, he needs to impress the value of ball security on his men.

Otherwise, the BC defense will gladly spend the afternoon knocking down everything the new coach has strived to build.

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“It definitely wasn’t a simple choice,” Smith said. “After the first couple of weeks, it was kind of tough. But I mean, I got over it. It’s definitely working now.”

Smith’s work ethic and productivity have caught the eye of many of the Eagles’ coaches and players, especially his quarterback. “[Smith’s] work ethic is incredible,” Towles said. “He’s worked his rear end off to get better. He’s asking me great questions about how he could get more open and how to run certain routes and it’s shown. It showed on Saturday and it’s going to continue to show for the rest of the season.”

Two games into the season, the duo of Towles and Smith has been dynamic and explosive, but the Eagles’ offense still has plenty of room for improvement. Although star running back Jonathan Hilliman is back after missing most of last season with a broken foot, BC hasn’t quite produced a consistent running attack. Towles is also looking to incorporate other receivers

and running backs into the offense to create a more dangerous threat to opposing defenses.

“The more you throw the ball around, the more you’ve got to defend,” Towles said. “If we can continue to spread the wealth so to speak to all the different kind of guys, it’s only going to help us.”

If BC wants to come out with its first ACC win, maintaining a consistent offensive attack will be one of the main keys to this game.

The defense, which is already one of the nation’s best, looks to take advantage of a Virginia Tech offense that has struggled to hold onto the football.

In its first two games—one against Tennessee, but the other against FCS Lamar—the Hokies have fumbled the ball nine times.

The combination of BC’s ferocious defense and Virginia Tech’s

careless offense favors the Eagles.

Therefore, the deciding factor of this game will be the Eagles’ ability to control possession offensively and take advantage of their opportunities to put some points on the board. Head coach Steve Addazio knows that the Hokies should not be taken lightly and that the stage is a big one.

“We’re going to play our toughest opponent to date in Blacksburg, without a doubt,” Addazio said in his Monday afternoon press conference. “This is going to be a really tough place to play. It’s very tough to go into a place like that and win.

It’s very difficult.”

Nevertheless, the Eagles must maintain their composure in this hostile environment and control the pace of the game to come out of Blacksburg with their first ACC win since 2014.

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ripped one from way outside, but the effort was blocked. In the 43rd minute, the Eagles’ Amber Stearns was unable to finish a run, resulting in another shot wide right.

Although the Blackbirds infiltrated BC’s line of defense more often than they did in the first half, they were still overmatched by the Eagles’ talent. That being said, BC’s missed opportunities continued to pile up. Jenna Bike’s sliding pass to Meehan set the Eagles’ leading scorer up for a possible goal in the 52nd minute, but Meehan shanked it right. Then Allyson Swaby sent a ball just past midfield, which gave Berman a chance to extend the lead, but her header veered left.

And in the 64th minute, Olivia Vaughn took a Berman pass and misfired, rattling the left post.

The drought ended in the 77th minute. Speeding down the left side of the field, Dowd crossed the ball to Berman. She could not finish, but Andrea O’Brien scored off of the rebound. O’Brien, the hero that forced overtime against Northeastern on Sunday, recorded her second goal of the season, and Dowd and Berman earned the assists.

Statistically, BC overwhelmingly outplayed the Blackbirds. But the missed chances and intermittent sloppy passes left head coach

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“We didn’t play well today,” Foley said. “I mean, I often don’t say that post-game, but we didn’t play well. We’re a good team, and we have a really high standard, and we just didn’t meet that today.”

Foley saw this match as a “trap game,” a phenomenon that has plagued other teams in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). First, No. 3 Florida State University fell to the University of South Alabama on September 5, and more recently, No. 7 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill lost its undefeated season, dropping to the University of Southern California this past weekend. Luckily for BC and Foley, the Eagles avoided such a setback.

Now, it is on to the ACC for BC, as it plays Duke University this coming Saturday in Durham.

For the Eagles, still unbeaten, everything is going according to plan.

“It’s right where we wanted to be,” Foley said. “If we could’ve at preseason said, ‘We’ll take 8-0-1 going into Duke,’ we would’ve taken it.”

Maybe one to forget for both teams, this contest was the first meeting between the Eagles and the Blackbirds. After that lopsided affair, it could very well be the last time the two lace up against each other.

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Sports Editor I’m calling a Mike Knoll field goal at the end to win it. Virginia Tech has been only okay on offense thus far, as it has moved down the field well. The only problem? Nine fumbles in two games. And those totals came against Tennessee, a team not known for its defense, and Lamar, an FCS squad. Now throw in the most turnover-hungry defense in the nation?

No chance the Hokies can stack up to that.

Prediction: BC 24, Virginia Tech 21 RILEY OVEREND

Assoc. Sports Editor In Justin Fuente’s first two games as head coach of Virginia Tech, the Hokies have fumbled the ball a whopping nine times. BC’s powerhouse defense, on the other hand, has forced four fumbles this year in addition to an interception. The Eagles’ front seven is primed to be Fuente’s kryptonite on Saturday. All that’s left is to score, no easy task for a team that was hailed as an offensive juggernaut after putting up 26 points against UMass. BC is poised for another extremely close battle that will tilt toward whoever wins the turnover battle.

Prediction: BC 17, Virginia Tech 16 ANNABEL STEELE

Asst. Sports Editor I’m not saying BC will be crushed. Far from it. But, the Eagles aren’t going to win this game against Virginia Tech. Yeah, the Hokies have been a little underwhelming so far, and they’ve had issues with turnovers. But they will look at this BC matchup as an opportunity to get into form against a team that they embarrassed last year. BC is coming off of an easy victory against Massachusetts. The game will be close, but Virg inia Te ch w ill come out on top.

Prediction: Virginia Tech 21, BC 17

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9P A@DDP D@K:?<CC =fi K_\ ?\`^_kj At Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Mass., Boston College football accomplished something that it hasn’t done in almost a full calendar year: win a game. Following a tough season-opening loss to ACC foe Georgia Tech in Dublin on a gamewinning touchdown in the final minute, the Eagles (1-1, 0-1 Atlantic Coast) looked to bounce back against a relatively weak Massachusetts team in the Battle of the Bay State.

After getting off to a slow start and trailing 7-0 after the first quarter, BC’s offense ignited with two long touchdown connections, one for 46 yards and the other for 36 yards, between quarterback Patrick Towles and quarterback-turned-wide receiver Jeff Smith. The Eagles’ defense continued to show its prowess, holding the Minutemen to 122 total yards and forcing three turnovers, as BC ran away with a 26-7 win.

While the Eagles were happy to come away with their first win of the season, they look to accomplish

something else this weekend that hasn’t happened since Nov. 29, 2014: win a conference game. It won’t be an easy task for the Eagles, as they venture to Lane Stadium, one of the toughest venues in college football, to take on a solid Virginia Tech squad that’s coming off a loss to No. 17 Tennessee.

Though BC won the last time it took a trip to Blacksburg—33-31 in 2014 with Tyler Murphy behind center—the Hokies (1-1, 0-0 Atlantic Coast) have not been too kind to the Eagles over the years. BC is just 2-5 against Virginia Tech in their previous seven meetings, and 8-16 overall.

“They’re a really tough opponent,” Towles said after practice Tuesday. “It’s a really tough place to play. They’re a very good football team that plays hard, and it’s going to be a really good challenge for us.”

BC hopes to build off of some of the momentum from the UMass

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9P :?I@J EFP<J ?\`^_kj JkX]] It’s never easy replacing a legend.

Two games into his first campaign in charge of Virginia Tech, Justin Fuente has discovered this truth the hard way. After spending the last four seasons at Memphis, Fuente now helms a program run for the last 29 years by Frank Beamer, a coaching legend who left an impeccable track record of success in his wake.

Initially, it seemed that his role would simply be to revitalized the Hokies’ program, energizing a team that had slumped to a 7-6 record in three of Beamer’s final four seasons.

After two weeks, however, Fuente has a much more fundamental problem on his hands—his players have forgotten how to secure the football, losing a staggering nine fumbles, easily the worst in the nation. Simple actions like snapping the ball or handing off have become adventurous.

For a group of players schooled in

Beamer’s coaching philosophy, the lack of ball security is alarming. Over the entirety of last season, the Hokies lost seven fumbles. Five of Beamer’s final 10 Tech teams lost fewer than nine fumbles.

The turnovers have negated much of the offense’s promise early in the season and have made life exceedingly difficult for the defense. Of the 58 points that Virginia Tech (1-1) has surrendered this season, 30 have come on possessions directly following Hokies’ turnovers. Now, preparing for an ACC home-opener against Boston College (1-1, 0-1 Atlantic Coast) and its ball-hawking defense, Fuente must confront his first critical moment in Blacksburg, taking control of the team and refocusing it on the fundamentals of the game. Otherwise, the post-Beamer era may be headed for a sloppy beginning.

It’s a shame that the notoriety of Virginia Tech’s fumbling problem has overshadowed an otherwise positive beginning to Fuente’s tenure. The offense shows the potential to move

See VT Scouting Report, B7

“Republicans buy sneakers, too.”

That was Michael Jordan’s reported response when asked why he wouldn’t endorse black Democratic candidate Harvey Gantt in a 1990 North Carolina Senate race. His Airness, like most athletes in the ’80s and ’90s, preferred to stay out of politics to protect his image and assets. After all, sponsors didn’t want the posterboy of their brands to “offend” any customers.

Jordan accomplished his mission.

Republicans—well, everybody—bought plenty of sneakers. His net worth currently rests at an easy $1.14 billion. And the legend and mystique surrounding his career hasn’t subsided, a full 13 years after his retirement.

Somewhere out there, Muhammad Ali is turning in his grave. After refusing to serve in the Vietnam War on grounds of pacifism, the boxing legend teamed up with Lew Alcindor, Jim Brown, Bill Russell, Carl Stokes, and more in a public show of support later dubbed the “Ali Summit.” As William C. Rhoden of the New York Times wrote in 2014, “the moment itself would be remembered as the first—and last—time that so many African-American athletes at that level came together to support a controversial cause.”

Over the past two years, though, the sports world has seen signs of a resurgence in athlete activism. LeBron James protested the police-related deaths of Trayvon Martin and Eric Garner, and most recently stood on the ESPYs stage with Chris Paul, Carmelo Anthony, and Dwyane Wade to speak about violence and race in America. The WNBA’s Minnesota Lynx donned Black Lives Matter shirts during warm-ups in July. Colin Kaepernick, among others, has owned headlines in September for kneeling during the national anthem to draw awareness to recent acts of police brutality.

Most recently, the NCAA pulled seven championship events out of North Carolina due to HB2, a bill regarding LGBTQ rights—or lack thereof—in the state.

What began with Ali’s draft deferment and the 1968 Olympic Black Power salute—and subsequently gave way to a decades-long absence of political protest in sports—is finally giving birth to a new movement. If the iconic sports demonstrations during the Civil Rights Movement marked the Golden Age, then we have officially entered the Renaissance of athlete activism.

So what does this mean for the average sports fan in today’s tumultuous climate?

One common response to athletes’ speaking up on social issues has been “stick to sports.” But playing sports doesn’t disqualify one’s opinion. Moreover, what profession makes someone an expert on social issues? One glance at the current presidential election shows that the

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N`k_ 8:: GcXp Cffd`e^ fe =i`[Xp# 9: I\dX`ej Le[\]\Xk\[ 9P 8E;P 98:BJKIFD =fi K_\ ?\`^_kj Boston College women’s soccer’s date with Long Island University Brooklyn on Wednesday afternoon was set to be a mismatch before either team stepped on Newton Soccer Field. The Eagles (8-0-1) came into the match with a seven-game win streak. Meanwhile, the Blackbirds (0-7-0) were on the sixth and final stop of their road trip, a stretch in which LIU had been outscored 15-4. To put it in perspective, the Blackbirds had only scored four goals up to this point—the same number of goals that BC had allowed to its opponents.

Despite a 2-0 victory for the Eagles, the scoreboard neglects to display BC’s 90 minutes of “dominance.” Fortunately for LIU, it had Aline Allman in goal. Otherwise, it could have been even worse.

Allman had 13 saves, but her work was cut out for her. The Eagles outshot LIU 31-3, and by the seventh minute, the score was already tilted toward the home team. From the middle of the box,

McKenzie Meehan found Gaby Carreiro, who, after pulling Allman to the right side of the goal, led Hayley Dowd with a cross that Dowd skipped into the left corner of the net for her fourth goal of the season.

Both Meehan and Carreiro were credited with the assists.

Even though the Eagles maintained possession for the vast majority of the game and bombarded Allman with shots, the scoring came to a halt and would not reappear until the second half.

Nevertheless, chances were plentiful.

Dowd had an opportunity to score her second goal of the half in the 14th minute after receiving a through ball from Lauren Berman. This time around, her sliding shot was saved. A free kick from Samantha Hiatt was delivered to Meehan, but her header soared wide left in the 17th minute.

The Blackbirds’ Dana Wiesmore provided the first “chance” for LIU with a corner kick in the 26th minute, yet BC’s defense prevailed. The Blackbirds recorded their first shot in the 42nd minute, as Summer Sofer AMELIE TRIEU / HEIGHTS EDITOR

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Amber Stearns (4, left) goes for the header against LIU Brooklyn’s Summer Sofer (6) in Wednesday’s 2-0 victory in Newton.

P/CP: Should the Eagles pass more often?

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